Reflections from the Road

Some journeys remind you how small you are — winding mountain roads, villages perched like secrets on hillsides, and rivers that roar and whisper in turns. Himachal and Punjab feel like two sides of the same story: one calm and cool, the other bold and generous. You drive from the ordered lines of Chandigarh into the folds of the Himalayas, and somewhere along the way, India slows down and stretches out. Size & Population Himachal Pradesh Area:  55,673 km² Comparable to:  Abo

If Rajasthan is the storybook, Delhi and Agra are the footnotes that give it depth — the history, the noise, the contradictions. In Delhi, the past and present collide on every street corner; in Agra, time slows for beauty. Between them, you’ll find a tale of empires, devotion, and daily life that never quite stands still. Size & Population Delhi Area:  1,483 km², of which 783 km² is rural Comparable to:  New York City Population (2024):  Approximately 33.8 million Agra Area:

Kerala feels like exhaling after the chaos of the north. The air is softer, the food spicier, and life moves to the slow rhythm of the backwaters. You notice the small things here — the flash of a sari on a fishing boat, the hiss of coffee poured high from a pot, the scent of cardamom hanging in the mist. It’s India, but gentler somehow. Size & Comparison Area:  Approximately 38,863 km² Population (2025 estimate):  Around 36.11 million Comparable to:  Canterbury, New Zealand