MODERN WAYS TO WEAR SAREES

Wedding season is upon us everywhere. How many weddings are you going to this month? I would be going to some myself if i were in India right now. I just missed one of my friends' wedding last month, and gonna miss another friend's in August. Its not a good feeling i tell you. But if you are gonna be attending weddings, then you need to check out today's post to find some new ways to spice up your saris this season. These ideas are great alternatives if you are under budget to buy a new saree, and tired of wearing the same ones over and over. Just add a little accessory like a belt or change up the blouse for a peplum top or jacket, and you have a new trendy outfit to rock that friend's wedding or be the talk of the party at your cousin's. 

CHIDAMBARA RAGASIYAM - A TAMIL PLAY (NADAGAM)

Hope you all had a great start to the summer. We are loving the clear sky days and always up to do something outdoors even if its just a game of tennis or doing a walk around the pond near our place during the weekends. In the evenings post sunset we almost always end up watching movies (occasionally indulging in a bag of chips and salsa). Tee and i watch movies on a daily basis. But when we heard about a play (in Tamil - our native language) that was gonna be performed this past weekend, we were curious. We have never watched a play live at a theatre, and were intrigued to give it a try. The entire show produced by the Indus Creations is performed by Tamilians who live in USA, they are all passionate about theatre and are volunteering for this show. Hundreds of volunteers dedicating months of time for their passion was something we wanted to witness and be a part of too.

TRENDING : HEADBANDS & SCARVES

Images via pinterest & polyvore

Although i don't use accessories on my hair on a daily basis(except for my everyday hair tie), i am big fan of hair accessories. One type of hair accessories that are trending this season are headbands and twist scarves. They are fun way to spruce up your look. This summer its your best friend to keep your hair pulled up and out of your face, but still making you look super chic. There are just endless ways to wear them. You can make a bow if you are feeling fancy, do knots in the center, do one twist in the center and tie it at the back, just wrap your entire head with them, there are so many ways, let your creative mind flow with this one.

TRAVEL DIARIES: ALASKA, DAY 4 - SEWARD, KENAI FJORDS, WILDLIFE

And we have come to the last day of our very short Alaskan adventure. On day 4, we took the most scenic drive from Anchorage to Seward to do a 5 hour cruise at Kenai Fjords to see some glaciers and lots of wildlife. These cruises are a must if you visit Alaska, you get to experience the alaskan wildlife in their natural habitat. 5 hours might sound like too much time on a cruise, but i assure you, time will pass by quickly when you are busy trying to catch a glimpse of that whale's tail.

TRAVEL DIARIES: ALASKA, DAY 3 - TALKEETNA, & THINGS NOT WORKING OUT AS PLANNED

Highlight of the day

Today i am sharing details about a not so great day of our trip, but i guess its only fair to share the bits that didn't work out on a vacation as well as the things that did. On the third day(check day 1 & day 2 here), we had some things to take care of that took all morning and had a late start to Talkeetna post lunch, it was around 2 hours drive. Weather was perfect and clear the first two days of our trip, but on third day it was all rainy and cloudy. So we had a hunch that we weren't going to see much on our flight-seeing tour that we had planned to take to go see the Mt. Mckinley(highest mountain peak in North america) in Denali National Park. Once we reached, the operator confirmed that we wont be able see the peak of Mt. Mckinley, but promised to show lot of other mountains near by that weren't covered by clouds. But we didn't wanna spend $200+ per person and not see what we wanted to see, so we didn't take the tour.

TRAVEL DIARIES: ALASKA, DAY 2 - MATANUSKA GLACIER, GLENN HIGHWAY

Its been a week since we got back from Alaska and writing these travel diaries is a great way for me to relieve those memories. Hope you are enjoying the pictures as much as we loved taking them. On day 2, we decided to go to the Matanuska glacier on the glenn highway. Matanuska was about a 2 hours drive from where we were staying, and the drive there on the glenn highway was breathtakingly beautiful. The landscapes on every turn of the road made us stop every few miles to soak in the beauty. You see the creeks, rivers, lakes and finally the beautiful glacier.