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Guest Posts, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

Valley of Flowers Photo Essay

” I must have flowers, always and always”. – Claude Monet Founding father of French Impressionist painting, Monet had been […]

May 1, 2022
#uttarkhandtourism #haridwar #travelbloggerindia #travelblogindia #harkipauri
India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

Haridwar and the beauty of chaos

I met Naziya on the banks of the swift-flowing Ganges at Haridwar. She was a young village belle, who had […]

April 30, 2022
India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

The charming nirvana of Rishikesh

My Rishikesh sojourn was in June or July. Rain poured from the sky whenever it felt like and the humidity […]

April 29, 2022
India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

Introducing Rishikesh and Haridwar

Rishikesh and Haridwar…immediately my mind raced to the twin Gangetic town of Uttarakhand. The TV documentary on the growing religious […]

April 28, 2022
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Street Art, Travel Extras

Hamburg street art photo essay

Hamburg is an uber cool city. I love everything about it; the architecture – old and new, the canals, the […]

April 27, 2022
#Germany #Berlin #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Germanytravelblog #Berlintourism #Berlinstreetart
Europe, Germany, Outside India, Street Art, Travel Extras

Berlin Urban Art Photo Essay

Berlin urban art is spread all across the city. Though some places have more graffiti than others, nearly every district […]

April 24, 2022
#Germany #Berlin #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Germanytravelblog #Berlintourism #Berlinstreetart
Europe, Germany, Outside India, Street Art, Travel Extras

Writings on the walls, Berlin street art

The story of Berlin street art goes back to the 80s before the dreadful Wall had fallen. Imagine the surprise […]

April 23, 2022
Ghent street art
Belgium, Europe, Outside India, Street Art, Travel Extras

Writings on the walls in Ghent

Ghent street art is one of the best things about the city. Don’t get me wrong, this old Belgian city […]

April 22, 2022
seattle has some of the best of american street art
North America, Outside India, Street Art, Travel Extras, USA

Writings on the walls in USA

This post is a classic case of a tale of street art in two beautiful American cities. The places in […]

April 21, 2022
Belgium, Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, Street Art, Travel Extras

Details of Brussels street art on the Comic Book Route

Brussels is considered by many to be the street art capital of the world. There is a huge variety of […]

April 20, 2022
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