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Ola Beautiful minds,

 About The Satori Saga

Welcome to the creative world. Whether you are planning to travel or just looking for inspiration, you’re at the right place. The Satori Saga is a tastefully blended website featuring travel illustrations, stories and all things travel. Suggestions on how you can traverse as a backpacker and a flashpacker; secret tips to planning a trip on a minimal budget yet luxurious. The blog not only tells a story through writing, but also  through illustrations to inspire artists or travellers or artist who are travellers like me.

This blog is not just our self-discovery, its a story told to everybody who reads them, to enlighten them, for we have got way too much to tell about the world we know so little about.

About the Author

Brought up in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, I have an innate desire to travel and draw as long as I can remember. My sheer passion for photography and documentaries has helped largely in making this website more exciting.

It was in 2011 I started writing the blog, it was a solo journey back then but today I have a travel partner who has a similar thrive to wander.

I believe when you  sense the intense joy of getting out of your comfort zone;appreciating nature and landscapes; facing your fears; spending the left-overs on airfare, seeking adventure in the wilderness; losing the map; inevitable struggles during travels – you learn to be resilient in real life.

This travel journey that I chose casts just about simple things  – a canon 700D and a tiny sketch book.

If you share a similar ‘nomad- hippie’  trait as me, we should connect.:). You can follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Google +

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Love and light,
Shilpa Balakrishnan

45 Comments

  1. Diana says

    Thank you for taking some time to like my latest post! I love your blog! It’s so inspiring! ❤

  2. Hey Shilpa!
    Loved your theme of the blog as well as your layout. Everything looks neatly put. Amazing! 🙂

  3. I pretty much love everything about your blog Shilpa, but I especially love the theme you are using. It works so well for you. Looking forward to reading more of your posts. 🙂

    • Thanks Janet, I’m such a fan of your work, especially the content. Each article of yours always brings about a question in every reader. Hope to read more of your posts. 😊

  4. belowaveragewriter says

    I would love to travel too! Its refreshing to see other people want to join me in an adventure!

  5. Hi Shilpa, thanks for taking the time to comment on my post about finding juicy burgers at the Salt food truck here in Abu Dhabi, I appreciate it. This blog looks amazing, looking forward to reading more. I have travelled quite extensively in the past also, still get itchy feet. I don’t think you ever get cured from wanderlust!
    http://www.gingerandcream.wordpress.com

  6. I like the clean layout of the blog. I have a healthy respect for any one who can draw, being unable to make anything faintly resembling ‘art’ myself.

    Thanks for visiting. I hope to see you again soon. I am following your blog now, because I’ve liked how it is laid out and also how your photos and art complement the post.

  7. Thanks for liking my blog. I’m about to start a new series of posts about “Hidden Treasures,” hoping to draw on some of my travel adventures. Meanwhile I am enjoying looking at your evocative drawings of some of the places (like the stupa decked with prayer flags) that I think I have also seen.

  8. Hi Shilpa, nice to meet you. You’ve been to some wonderful places! I’d love to go to Abudhabi one day.
    Thanks for following our blog. I hope you enjoy the stories of our journey, both inner and outer. And don’t be a stranger. Feel free to join in the conversation.
    Cheers, and happy travels,
    Alison

  9. Thanks for stopping by to read our travel blog. I was in Abu Dhabi and Doba a few years back for work, and posted on our other blog about some of the adventures. You can see more at http://www.ourkitcheninventions.wordpress.com

    I really enjoyed my visit in Abu Dhabi and the tasty local food, walking around the Corniche, and getting to know the malls! (LOL!)

    Look forward to reading more on your blog.

    • Haha that’s is true. The malls are an experience by itself too :mrgreen:. Corniche is great for winter strolls. I just stay about 10 minutes away from the corniche so it’s a walk from the walk. :)thanks for stopping by Susan and Wade 🙂

  10. Sabrina says

    Thanks for liking my post about Belize! Your blog is awesome – I think we are on like minded journeys. I am actually going to be in India next month – if you’re keen on traveling together, we should chat more! Take care!

  11. Thank you for liking my very first post ‘Sulphur Butterflies’ on my blog, which led me to your interesting blog. Look foward to reading more. Sally

  12. sritoninho says

    Thanks for liking my post. Looking forward to following your blog 🙂

  13. nanamascara says

    love your blog! it’s awesome…am glad you saw mine and allowed me to discover this treasure!

  14. grebi says

    Thanks so much for following my blog, I hope you enjoy the stories of my journeys. Cool blog is your! Have a wonderful day, Greta

  15. Have a great journey guys and live it to its fullest. I just read your article on Bali and absolutely agree that it is one of the most magical places. All the best. Tim

  16. Hi
    Interesting blog; how do you finance all your trips? I will spend some time reading your stories today
    Thanks for the likes; hope you become a follower
    Cheers
    Rob and Diane

    • Financing is the major part. But I believe if you got the will. Somehow finance is the last thing that will stop you;)Thanks for stopping by Rob and Diane.

  17. sb2711 says

    Thanks for visiting my humble site. I got to know about your wonderful posts in exchange 🙂

  18. Jatin Adlakha says

    Glad to have stumbled across your blog. You have a wonderful blog. 🙂

  19. Hi Shilpa, I love your shining personality, and your enthusiasm!
    Thanks so much for following our blog. I hope you enjoy the stories of our journey, both inner and outer. And don’t be a stranger – feel free to join the conversation.
    Cheers, and happy travels
    Alison

  20. Thank you for liking my post, nice to know your blog, I am your avid follower now, good job, have a nice day 🙂

  21. I can identify with this so much! I was born and raised in Dubai, and now live in Bangalore 🙂

    Looking forward to more of your posts!

    • Hi Tassem,
      Good to know someone from a similar background:) although I travel up and down Dubai & Bangalore within a span of a blink:P.
      Keep in touch:)

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