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30/03/2026

At the historic Werribee Mansion with my parents and son in tow...
Superb place, very spacious, lots of greenery all around.

28/01/2026

A Sacred Visit to Palitana Temple Town, Gujarat (India)

Having travelled to New Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai in just about 2 weeks to capture some of the city’s best-known monuments, I came across an article in one of the popular newspapers, and it felt the right time for me to pay equal attention to another beautiful religious place, Palitana, in Gujarat. Unlike some popular bloggers, I have never believed in leaving a full-time job to travel, unless you are a super-duper success having sufficient regular income from this profession, or you don't have any home responsibilities. I feel I can still manage to see many more places, especially in and around Australia and India, whilst I am in my full-time job. The idea then is to hop on a flight so I can cover the maximum distance in the shortest time, to reach the destination faster, which gives me more time to explore better.

Palitana temple town fitted the bill perfectly.
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Having travelled to New Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai in just about 2 weeks to capture some of the city’s best-known monuments, I came across an article in one of the popular newspapers, and then it felt the right time fo...

25/01/2026

Just a quiet late evening at the Altona Beach in Melbourne yesterday with wife, son and mum-in-law in tow…
Altona Beach, Melbourne
24th January 2026 - 8.45 pm.

22/01/2026

Bright, Victoria is generally considered as one of the best country-side towns in Victoria along side Daylesford, Sorrento etc. A quick trip down there for a couple of days helped us rewind and experience a bit of different atmosphere different from the hustle bustle of a busy city like Melbourne.
Located about 350 KMs from where we live in Melbourne, it takes about 4-5 hours depending on traffic and refreshment break. Usually a very popular place in its all-famous Autumn season with orange coloured tree leaves and all around March-April, this was still a good time to go. Very hot though at this point.
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28/12/2025

In addition to your school & university degree, your work experience, TRAVEL features right up there on the list as one of the best contenders for being “a real teacher”.
I learnt it, and now I always say to others that, rather than learning about somebody or something from someone else, it is always better to experience it yourself, to the extent possible.
There are myriad things travel has taught me over the years, & I am only sharing below the most basic & sensible ones, to help some of you get started and pick up your backpack. We will surely share our travel lessons someday as well.
Here are my top 7 most basic but sensible things travel taught me !
Link given in here:
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17/12/2025

Hello Friends.

As some of you are aware, I used to operate a travel blog back from 2015 to 2018, wherein I used to write on all the places I visited, post pictures and videos. It grew fairly popular towards it's end with sponsorships & collaborations with airlines / hotels & other brands coming my way but eventually I had to stop it for some personal reasons when I moved to Australia.

Now life seems good and I am at a happy place. I still want to do something apart from regular 9-to-6 job. So I have tried to "re-ignite" my favourite hobby of travel blogging.

May I request you to have a look at my travel blog FLY WITH SHAUNAK and let me know how you guys like it ?

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26/11/2025

Just a week ago, I along with my family went to the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple.

This Hindu temple in Carrum Downs region in Victoria is some 30-35 KMs from Melbourne CBD and is one of the major Hindu temples in Victoria and a key spiritual and cultural hub for the Hindu community.
It is built in a South Indian style with beautiful architectural carvings.

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21/10/2025

Happy Diwali to all Indians and Hindus across the globe!!

Diwali is not just a festival for fireworks and eating sweets. We celebrate this festival to commemorate the victory of good over evil and light over darkness. Throw away the darkness (shallow, hollow feelings of anger, lust, greed, arrogance, envy, etc.) from your heart and try to develop a personality like God “Ram” - who embodies compassion, sincerity, honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.

Diwali was first celebrated in Ayodhya (India) on Ram’s return to his kingdom with his wife Sita and younger brother Lakshman after 14 years of exile, and after he killed the demon king Ravan, who despite being a devout follower of Shiva, despite being such an intelligent and knowledgeable being, reduced himself to all the negative qualities we can think of and became a tyrant. His end was necessary, and hence Ram - the 7th avatar of God Vishnu - had to come to earth.

This is “why” we do this.

Thought for the Day:
Sweets, fun, laughter, fireworks during Diwali are all like short-term profit (to give an example). Forgetting why we celebrate our festivals is a long-term loss. Never fail to see long-term loss over short-term profit.

Happy Diwali ❤️❤️ !!


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22/07/2025

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