Learning to deal with the loneliness of a solo trip in Lombok
“Don’t you ever get lonely traveling like this all by yourself?” “How do you handle being all by yourself?” “I […]
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India
Why I loved Indonesia
Indonesia had not featured on my travel itinerary for a very long time and somehow I never thought much of […]
New Zealand, Oceania, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
A brief Christchurch visit in photos
Recently I completed 6 years of blogging. This fact took me by total surprise because of the time I started […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
The beauty of Cairo Ramadan
One of my besties was over in Cairo recently and her visit coincided with the holy month of Ramadan. A […]
Europe, France, Germany, Photo Essays, Spain, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
Photo essay of our spring break Europe road trip
Our spring break with baby Akash took us on a road trip across Europe. We started at Koln, passed through […]
Africa, Outside India, Tanzania, Travel Extras, Travel Guides
Zanzibar Travel Guide
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous archipelago of Tanzania in East Africa. It is composed of many small islands, out of which Pemba […]
Africa, Outside India, Tanzania
Relaxing days at Nungwi Beach in Zanzibar
My group headed for the shore soon after the Prison Island visit and after a quick lunch were on our […]
Africa, Outside India, Tanzania
A day trip to Prison Island from Zanzibar
The next morning dhow cruise to Prison Island was the perfect way to start a day. I left the hotel […]
Africa, Africa, Kenya Tanzania, Outside India, Tanzania, Travel Extras, Trip Itineraries
Kenya Tanzania itinerary for 2 weeks
Both Kenya and Tanzania are huge and the distances between the main destinations are long. That is why you have […]
Africa, Outside India, Tanzania
My overlanding Tanzania trip: how it all began
On a lovely June evening of 2012, my crowded Emirates flight landed in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After a […]