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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
Saffron fields of Pampore bloom in autumn
India, Kashmir, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

A saffron autumn in Pampore

It is impossible to remember autumn and not gush about one of my favourite memories of the season. The month […]

October 26, 2025
Kokkernag in Kashmir in spring
India, Kashmir, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Wet apple flowers and Kokernag spring

I don’t remember much of this trip, except that it was a cold Kokernag spring. The rain was pouring down […]

October 26, 2025
Kokkernag in Kashmir on a spring day
India, Kashmir, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Daksum, the hidden jewel of Kashmir

A cold rain splashed morning, wet wildflowers, blue misted snowy mountains, and endless yellow fields of blooming mustard…welcome to a […]

October 26, 2025
a shikara on the Dal Lake in Kashmir
India, Kashmir, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

21 photos that may tempt you to visit Kashmir

Kashmir is my favourite place in the world and I truly believe in Mughal emperor Jahangir’s opinion of, “If there […]

October 26, 2025
#Ladakh #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #ladakhtravelblog #ladakhtourism #solofemaletravelinginladakh
India, Ladakh, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Fifty shades of Pangong Tso blue

Pangong Tso is closely related to the Tibetan word Lake Banggong which means ‘long, narrow, enchanted lake’ and it is indeed […]

October 26, 2025
A performer at the Ladakh Festival
India, Ladakh, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Ladakh Festival Photo Essay

I followed the performers all the way to the Polo Ground where the inaugural ceremony was to take place. The Ladakh Festival started […]

October 26, 2025
postcard from a kerala holiday
India, Kerala, Photo Essays, South, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Postcards from a Kerala holiday

For most foreign travelers, a Kerala holiday is what lures them to India in the first place. Needless to say, […]

October 26, 2025
#Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #keralatravelblog #keralatourism
India, Kerala, Photo Essays, South, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

My Kerala travel memories

Kerala is truly a gorgeous state and it gets more beautiful with the monsoon rains. Aptly known as ‘God’s Own […]

October 26, 2025
2020
Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Yearly Highlights

2020 highlights

It is the 29th of December and I can’t believe the very trying 2020 is just about to end. What […]

October 26, 2025
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