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Aarti Garde
Having spent a number of years in various corporate jobs in India, working 11 hours a day 5 days a week, I became a trailing expat spouse in 2011, living first in Vietnam, then in Indonesia, and now in Peru. I spend my days dreaming, hate housework, love my hobbies, need to exercise and lose weight, love to travel, and yes, love my gadgets. Occasionally I get nostalgic pangs and yearn for the corporate life, the sense of achievement, and the security it offered. On the flip side, I've learnt new skills, new languages, started up and closed a business in Indonesia and now call myself a photographer/traveler.Weekly Photo Challenge: Good Morning
“Good morning!”, said the spider, when I set out today, “you’re late; I’ve been busy weaving all night.” “Good morning!”, […]
Photo walk Markets
If you want the real shopping experience in any city, shun the air-conditioned malls and head to the traditional markets […]
Out of the box – Finally!
It took me years to complete this 1500-pc jigsaw puzzle. I started many years ago, in Bangalore or Mumbai (I […]
Wandering along Antasari
During the time I got lazy about blogging, I was actually rather busy, catching up with friends after everyone’s summer […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated
Saturated! How a road should be on a car-free Sunday in Jakarta: Saturated! From soaking in the fun for […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines to Patterns
This week’s photo challenge explained here. I have a selection of straights and curves from around the world:
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
I have a few ‘insides’ to share: The cute: The sad: and the simply disgusting: Heeehaaaahaaaahhaaaaa (laughter […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual POV
This week’s challenge is to present an unusual point of view. Here’s my story. Souvik and I went to Dalat, […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea
The “Sea” challenge was posted when I was up in the mountains, and I had such a longing for a […]