Sanaa travel: the quirks, the beauty, and the shocks
The post landing formalities at Sanaa airport were very smooth. The single immigration window for non Yemeni passport holders was […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Welcome to Sanaa
At the time of my visit in 2016, Yemen was in the news for all the wrong reasons. The situation […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Excerpt from my Socotra travel diary during the Yemen war
20.1.16 Hadibo 1800 Hrs I am back in Hadibo and my body has given up. I had never thought that […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Socotra Yemen: travel dreams go from awesome to horrible.
My last few days in Socotra Yemen were spent holed up in my Taj Socotra Hotel room. I alternated between […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
A completely empty Moumi Plateau: the desert rose forest,
I left Qalanciya with a heavy heart. Our destination was the Moumi Plateau. Qalanciya was such a perfect place. We […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Abdullah, the amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon
The amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon! My Qalanciya days can be broadly divided into two parts: the unbelievable beauty of […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Living a bit of local life in Qalanciya
Abdullah’s cave in Qalanciya was something out of Arabian Nights and I marveled at his incredible local life. Remnants of […]
Europe, Italy, Outside India
The sweet fresco city of Padua
Padua (Padova in Italian) seemed to me like a know-all. Often being called one myself, I naturally have a strong […]
Europe, Italy, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
The glass island of Murano, Venice
Akash and I went to Murano on one hot Italian summer day. It was the day after we explored the […]
Europe, Italy, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
Visiting the Rialto Markets in Venice
In Venice, when it rains, it pours. The sky looks like a dirty rag, and the rain splashes incessantly. The […]