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Europe, France, Outside India

The saucy, scandalous and artistic Montmartre heritage

I liked staying at Montmartre. My room was at the Hotel Literaire Marcel AymĂ©, a charming property belonging to the […]

October 27, 2025
Bolivia, Outside India, South America

A hellish bus ride to La Paz

The 11-hour bus ride to La Paz from Uyuni was hellish. The roads were bad, the broken seats did not […]

October 27, 2025
Iran, Money Matters, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Money matters Iran and other travel tips

On October 23, 2021, Iran has reopened its borders for foreign tourists. Travelers are trickling back in after nearly a […]

October 26, 2025
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Solo traveling to Iran

Iran was the first country where I had traveled solo and you can say that I started with a bang. […]

October 26, 2025
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Tehran Tales

The capital city of Iran stunned, shocked, and disgusted me at the same time. On my first trip to Iran, […]

October 26, 2025
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Bitter sweet Iran road trip memories

We were back on the road soon after a few relaxing Gilan days. My humongous Iran road trip was just […]

October 26, 2025
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Flower and dolls of Masouleh, an ancient Iranian village

With UNESCO Heritage Site title, pretty flower boxes, and winding mud lanes, the online search of Masouleh presented a very […]

October 26, 2025
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Silver rain of Gilan and other experiences

Gilan province in the north of Iran is spectacularly beautiful. It is cool, hilly, and very verdant. Proximity to the […]

October 26, 2025
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

An Irani night in Kermanshah

I had a very intensive last night at Kermanshah. It had not just been due to exhaustion. By the time, […]

October 26, 2025
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Hajij village: ice-cream, Gandhi, and Amitabh Bachchan in Kurdistan

The difficulty of reaching Hajij took us unaware. We were not prepared for the Oramant mountains and it shook us […]

October 26, 2025
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