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Africa, Egypt, Photo Essays

Urban Photography Tips to Help Capture the Essence of Every City You Visit

Cities are often the heart of a country, offering diversity, culture, and energy. From the arts precinct of Berlin to […]

April 7, 2025 By maverickbird
Europe, France, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Marseille photo essay

Photos in Marseille There´s a lot to be said about Marseille: it is pushy, fast, gritty, part dodgy, and part […]

October 2, 2024
Asia, Guest Posts, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Vietnam

Flowers of Da Lat

What do I remember about Da Lat? That it is a city for lovers in central Vietnam, which smells of […]

August 21, 2024
sa pa rice fields
Asia, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Vietnam

20 photos that will make you want to visit Sa Pa

Sa Pa was a refreshing change after the heat of Hanoi. I loved the cool mountains, the spectacular terraced fields, […]

August 19, 2024
Street scene commonly seen on a Vietnam trip
Asia, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Vietnam

My Vietnam trip in a nutshell

A cluster of conical bamboo hats, rows of snowy white ducks with saffron beaks, endless emerald green and huge piles […]

August 14, 2024
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

The pretty little town of Monschau

Monschau is a very pretty town. Traditional half-timbered houses, winding cobbled lanes, blooming flower pots, and picturesque bridges make it […]

July 28, 2024
Paragliding in Bir is its biggest draw
Himachal Pradesh, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Slow traveling and not paragliding in Bir

If ever an anticlimax can be beautiful, then Bir trip was very successful at that. Although my expectation from the […]

July 2, 2024
Fishing is a popular offbeat Manali activity
Himachal Pradesh, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

15 pictures that will want you to visit Manali

With the temperature in the plains rising and the Indian summer reaching its peak, there has not been a better […]

June 29, 2024
Himachal Pradesh, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Slow traveling and a Dharamkot trip

Slow travel is the latest “IT” word in the travel industry. People from all over the planet are raving and […]

June 2, 2024
nijar is a pretty village in almeria
Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, Spain, Trip Photos

The dazzling white mountain village of Nijar in Spain

Nijar in Almeria is all about details. They are everywhere: in the local pottery, which is quite famous, in the […]

April 11, 2024
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