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Jaipur Blue pottery on display outside a shop near Jal Mahal
Culture Peeps, Handicrafts, India, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, West

Jaipur Blue Pottery: A turbulent tale of a no clay pottery

Distinguished by a vivid blue and turquoise colour palette, a Jaipur blue pottery item is a thing of sheer beauty. […]

October 23, 2025
tie and dye maker seen during jaipur handicrafts tour
Culture Peeps, Handicrafts, India, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, West

Understanding cultural appropriation on a Jaipur handicrafts tour

Exploring the artisan’s colonies and workshops on a Jaipur handicrafts tour was an eye-opening experience. It showed me the details […]

October 23, 2025
Tired wedding band members and their horses on the streets of Jaipur
Culture Peeps, Handicrafts, India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

Streets and handicrafts of Jaipur: A photo essay from our guided tour

Last year, Akash and I visited Jaipur. It is one of our yearly trips and the occasion was Noni’s birthday. […]

October 23, 2025
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Top Experiences, Trip Photos, West

Jaipur, Pink City photo essay

We transited through the famous Pink City of Rajasthan on our way from Sawai Madhopur. It was just a short […]

October 22, 2025
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

Rajasthan road trip photo essay

A Rajasthan road trip is a photographer´s delight. This semi-arid desert state sprawls across the western part of India and […]

October 22, 2025
India, Rajasthan, West

Ranthambore National Park safari: SCAM ALERT

Sawai Madhopur lives off Ranthambore National Park. In fact, that is the only reason why most travellers venture to this […]

October 22, 2025
India, Rajasthan, West

Sawai Madhopur: why we hated it

We hated Sawai Madhopur. It was the second stop in our India trip and we had high expectations. Gorgeous photos […]

October 22, 2025
Abhaneri Stepwell in Dausa Rajasthan
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

Beauty in symmetry of Abhaneri Stepwell

“A vast sheet of water, covered with lotuses in flower, amid which thousands of aquatic birds are sporting, at the […]

April 5, 2021
Jaipur photo blog
India, Rajasthan, West

Jaipur memories in photos

The romance of the Jaipur rain With the rain clouding up the Cologne skies leaving the air smelling mildly acrid, […]

November 5, 2018
#Rajasthan #Bundi #Travelblog #Maverickbird
India, Rajasthan, Top Experiences

Most beautiful places to visit in Rajasthan

Rajasthan, the royal state of India is perhaps the most popular travel destination in the subcontinent. Literally meaning the “Land […]

August 20, 2014
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I am Svetlana, a travel writer, teacher, and mom. This blog is all about my experiences from around the world.   READ MORE

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