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

Koln Flora in spring

Koln Flora is one of my favourite places in Cologne. It is a beautiful public park on the left of […]

October 27, 2025
Africa, Egypt, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Luxor Trip Photo Essay

No Egypt trip is complete without visiting Luxor, the world’s greatest open-air museum. It is an extraordinary place and a […]

October 27, 2025
Africa, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Tunisia

Tunis street photography

I love walking around and discovering a new place. Being camera-happy, I like taking endless pictures of street life and […]

October 27, 2025
Africa, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Tunisia

Photo essay of Marché Central in Tunis

Visiting a local market is a great way to get a sense of a place and get a feel of […]

October 27, 2025
the autumn fruit of pumpkin
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, German Food, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Hello Pumpkin

Fall has set in early this year bringing with it damp skies and rain. Sniffles, sneezes, and warm socks are […]

October 26, 2025
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

Photo essay of my awesome Bundi trip

” The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust […]

October 26, 2025
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

Photo essay of the beautiful Bundi frescoes

Some of Rajasthan’s finest miniature and mural paintings were produced around Bundi and Kota. These two towns of Rajasthan were […]

October 26, 2025
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Trip Photos

How to visit the painted havelis of Shekhawati in Rajasthan

Shekhawati was unlike any place I have ever visited in Rajasthan. Located in one remote corner of the windswept sandy […]

October 26, 2025
India, India, North East, Photo Essays, Sikkim, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Our Sikkim spring itinerary for two weeks and photo essay

So Akash and I went to the Himalayas in spring. That was last year and we had already spent 3 […]

October 26, 2025
havelock photos are best for instagram
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

20 Havelock Island photos that will give you serious wanderlust

As I mentioned in my last post, most of our friends in Germany gave a big “WAS!” when we mentioned […]

October 26, 2025
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