Zooming in on Thailand, just a couple of hours of ferry ride away from the party beaches of Phuket and Pattaya, is Krabi, a quaint little town with its vivid and eclectic mix of seafood! Boasting of crystal clear emerald green waters and...
I had just received some exciting news and, here I was in a dilemma. The good news was that I was one of the three girls who won a trip to Thailand organized by Tourism Authority of Thailand as part of the Great Girly Getaway promotion campaign....
If I had a dime for every time someone asked me how do I travel with a full-time job, I’d be a millionaire right now! Okay, I’m exaggerating! But yes, every time people find out I travel with a full-time job, I see a question mark...
My travel to Sri Lanka has to be the most impulsive international solo travel I’ve planned so far. And the best part — I let the destination figure out for itself. How did that happen, you ask? Let me give you a background first....
I recently got certified as an Advanced Open Water diver in Sri Lanka. It was a long pending bucket list item of mine which felt like it was taking forever! But when it finally happened, I just wished I had done it sooner, and more importantly...
I first dived in Phuket when I went on a two week trip to Thailand and Cambodia. But sadly, it didn’t have good visibility and there weren’t many fishes or corals as I hoped to see. Nothing close to the windows wallpaper I had dreamt...
Sometimes, a good travel product can save time and money and could be the difference between a hassle-free vacation or a haphazard trip. Listed here are some of what I consider as necessary & light travel essentials for women. It might ease...
And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best...
Sometimes, it’s the journey that teaches a lot about the destination. ~ Drake When it comes to cruise trips, it’s more evident than ever. Spending days cruising through the sea or river, the journey becomes a huge part of the travel....
Have you ever wondered how photographers always manage to take editorial shots that could have easily been on the cover of a NatGeo magazine? Most amateurs assume that it’s the camera that’s doing all the magic. That’s until...
There’s nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface of the ocean itself. Except that when you finally see what goes on underwater, you will realize that you have been missing the whole point of the ocean. Dave Berry’s words...
Why me? I’m Raksha Rao, a Software professional passionate about travel and photography. I specialize in adventure and experiential travel and dream about traveling in a world without borders some day. I am a certified scuba diver,...
Time and again I struggle maintaining a routine while I travel. Whenever I’m not traveling, I head to the gym or learn a new language or a dance form almost regularly. And all of this tends to take a backseat when I’m on the go....
For the longest time, Maldives was nothing more than an impressive honeymoon destination only accessible to someone with deep pockets. That changed since 2009 when the locals opened up their islands to the travelers, and as a result budget...
I believe that even in the most touristy of destinations, there is always something different to experience. A willingness to research and explore can go a long way. If you had asked me about Phuket a few months earlier, I would have ranted...
The Roving Heart – An Experiential and Adventure Blog of an Indian Female Traveler Hola! I’m Raksha Rao, the founder and Chief Editor of The Roving Heart and I welcome you to this blog! My unquenchable need to explore, learn and grow...