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blue fire of ijen plateau
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India

The blue fire at Ijen Plateau

If ever there exists a hell which has pink beds of cloud, mother-of-pearl sunrises, a shocking blue-green lake, coffee plantations, […]

September 4, 2019
mount bromo sea of sand at sunrise
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India

Mount Bromo sunrise and the Sea of Sand

Once while walking around Yogyakarta’s shopping district of Malioboro, I succumbed to the fantastic photos of Mount Bromo and Ijen […]

September 3, 2019
becaks of yogyakarta
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India

My Yogyakarta trip memories

My most poignant Yogyakarta memories consist of being culturally immersive. A big, bustling city, Yogyakarta is famous for being an […]

September 2, 2019
a flower seller in hanoi
Asia, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Vietnam

My unpleasant Hanoi experience: an awkward travel memoir

Vietnam was a great learning experience for me. I was young, mostly clueless, giddy with freedom and very unprepared for […]

August 15, 2019
borobudur sunrise
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India

The mysterious Borobudur and a beautiful sunrise in Java

The Borobudur sunrise took my breath away. There was something so intensely spiritual that I was touched to the core. […]

August 1, 2019
mount bromo in java
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India

My Java stay in a nutshell

I left Lombok for Java after a few weeks and returned in a couple of months. The second Lombok stay […]

July 31, 2019
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Lesser known Gili Islands travel guide and tips

The lesser-known Gili islands on the southwest of Lombok, are what dreams are made of. Gili Nanggu and Gili Gede […]

July 30, 2019
gili islands are near lombok
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India

Exploring the lesser-known Gili Islands with Ada

The most awesome part about the astonishingly beautiful Gili islands is not their beauty, but the fact that there are […]

July 29, 2019
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Lombok Travel Guide and Tips

Lombok is magical. Squeezed between the island of Bali and the remote, uncharted Sumbawa Island of West Nusa Tenggara, this […]

July 28, 2019
a beautiful beach in lombok
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India

Exploring Lombok beaches and a bit of local life

What do you do at a place which is paradisaical?  Swim, explore, relax and enjoy the beauty to the fullest? I […]

July 27, 2019
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