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My name is Soumya Nambiar. I am an entrepreneur and I currently work and live in Bangalore, India. I grew up in Tanzania, Africa. My parents love traveling as well and I have been traveling ever since I can remember. Nowadays I travel with friends, family and sometimes solo too. As someone with an Indian passport, I am constantly traveling to prove that we can do it too. I am a vegetarian and I write frequently about my vegetarian experiences around the world. Travel, Books and Food is a travel blog from India and focuses on my experiences as a solo female Indian wanderer and Vegetarian Foodie.


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  • I think this will be the last shot in this series and I am thinking of what my next theme will be. So I thought Copenhagen would be a great place to end the series. One from the yellow town of Dragor.In other news, I am excited to debut my first eBook today . A lot of hard work went into it and I will be publishing the links to it on social media by the end of the day.#visitcopenhagen #travelbooksfood #europe_pics #travelling_europe #dragor #kobenhaven #Sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #orangehues #Europe_greatshots #europetravel #travel #travelawesome #visitdenmark #letsgoeverywhere #travelblog #indiantraveller #dametraveler #postcardsfromtheworld #beautifuldestinations #travelstoke #travelphotography #nikonphotography
  • I can’t believe I forgot about one of the most colourful towns in Ireland, #Dingle when it came to my current theme of Orange and yellow hues. It is definitely one pretty little town and it is filled with colourful houses all around. Have you ever been to Dingle? I have no travel plans for the next two months yet. It is intentional as we slowly adjust to our married life. But we have slowly started getting itchy feet and will probably end up going somewhere nearby impromptu.#discoverireland #travelbooksfood #europe_pics #travelling_europe #wanderireland #ig_ireland #Sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #orangehues #Europe_greatshots #europetravel #travel #travelawesome #loveireland #letsgoeverywhere #travelblog #indiantraveller #dametraveler #postcardsfromtheworld #beautifuldestinations #travelstoke #travelphotography #nikonphotography
  • So how many of you are experiencing issues with Instagram? I am facing so many issues right now that I feel like abandoning my Instagram account till they fix all the issues. I only love posting pictures and stories. Hate everything else about Instagram. Who else feels the same way? A picture from the Pena palace in Sintra near #Lisbon#lisbonportugal #travelbooksfood #europe_pics #travelling_europe #lisbonlovers #Sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #orangehues #Europe_greatshots #europetravel #travel #travelawesome #sintra #letsgoeverywhere #travelblog #indiantraveller #dametraveler #postcardsfromtheworld #beautifuldestinations #travelstoke #travelphotography #nikonphotography
  • Exactly one year back, I was in Sarajevo and I am finally finishing my blog post on Sarajevo and it should be up by this weekend. I didn’t expect to like Sarajevo but I was definitely proved wrong. It is not like the rest of Europe and maybe that is why I was charmed. The people of Sarajevo has gone through so much and I admire them for their resilience.#sarajevo #travelbooksfood #europe_pics #travelling_europe #sarajevobosnia #Sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #orangehues #Europe_greatshots #europetravel #travel #travelawesome #bosniaandherzegovina #letsgoeverywhere #travelblog #indiantraveller #dametraveler #postcardsfromtheworld #beautifuldestinations #travelstoke #travelphotography #nikonphotography
  • Happy birthday to the first man I loved. Happy birthday to the person who made me believe that I could be anything I wanted to be. Happy birthday to the person who gave me high standards to look up to. Happy birthday to the person who told me to reach out for the stars. Happy birthday to the kindest person I know. Happy birthday Acha (Dad). Hope you have a wonderful birthday. I will always be your princess. Hence posting a picture on Instastories with my dad from my wedding.Btw Congratulations to Liverpool for winning the Champions league final in Madrid. Not a football fan but decided to continue the orange theme with a picture from Madrid. #mustseemadrid #travelbooksfood #europe_pics #travelling_europe #visitspain #Sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #orangehues #Europe_greatshots #europetravel #travel #travelawesome #madrid #letsgoeverywhere #travelblog #indiantraveller #dametraveler #postcardsfromtheworld #beautifuldestinations #travelstoke #travelphotography #nikonphotography
  • It is always nice to take a break from social media. I tried my best even though my husband thinks otherwise. Yup, I did get married finally last month and that is one of the reasons that I have been away from Instagram. It was a traditional South Indian wedding in #kerala and the rituals were new even to me. Since I wanted to stick to the orange/ yellow theme, I chose one which had the right dose of both the colours. In this photo, you see us on the Oonjal or the swing while the elders in the family bless us. A swing is supposed to signify how the couple stays strong together even in rocky times. Obviously the photo is not by me but my talented photographer Vineesh from @smokeweddings. Don’t you think we have some cool functions here in India? We spent our honeymoon island hopping in South East Asia. #travelbooksfood #indianwedding #indianculture #mallubride #indianbride #Sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #travel #travelawesome #orangehues #letsgoeverywhere #travelblog #indiantraveller #dametraveler #postcardsfromtheworld #beautifuldestinations #travelstoke #travelphotography #weddingphotography
  • I am getting married next week. And the question everyone asks me is if I am having pre wedding jitters. And the answer is I don’t think so. Except for the fact that my fiancée gets his usual round of scoldings from me every day, I still seem to be doing fine. Maybe the inevitable is yet to happen. Who knows? We will soon find out. I am anyway off from Instagram for the next few weeks till we are settled. Here you can see a photo from Denmark and one of the orange/ yellow series.#travelbooksfood #visitdenmark #kronberg #copenhagen #govisitdenmark #Sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #travel #travelawesome #orangehues #letsgoeverywhere #travelblog #indiantraveller #dametraveler #postcardsfromtheworld #beautifuldestinations #travelstoke #travelphotography #nikonphotography
  • So another birthday goes by and both of us turn a year older. Me and my twin of course. So how many of you remember that I have a twin. Anyway thank you to everyone who took their time out to wish us. I am posting a cute picture of ours in stories. Go check it out. Btw Happy birthday to her as well. So who knows what her name is? Can any of my followers( friends are obviously not allowed) guess her name? So continuing the theme, here is one from Colmar in France. One of the prettiest towns I have been to in France.#travelbooksfood #visitfrance #colmar #lovefrance #alsacetourisme #Sheisnotlost #theglobewanderer #welovealaace #francephoto #travel #travelawesome #orangehues #letsgoeverywhere #travelblog #indiantraveller #dametraveler #postcardsfromtheworld #beautifuldestinations #travelstoke #travelphotography #nikonphotography