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kollupitiya market fresh produce market in colombo
Asia, Outside India, Photo Essays, Sri Lanka, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Kollupitiya Market in Colombo Photo Walk

The Colpetty or Kollupitiya Market is heralded by the senior Colombites as a tradition that prevailed against the odds of […]

January 26, 2020
tea gardens of sri lanka
Asia, Outside India, Photo Essays, Sri Lanka, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

What I loved about Sri Lanka

When I was in Sri Lanka the monsoon was in full swing. The little teardrop-shaped island was lashed by angry […]

January 25, 2020
pink flowers of spring paint kodaikanal pink
India, Photo Essays, South, Tamil Nadu, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Painting Kodaikanal pink in spring

This article was originally published in the TrueJetter Issue of September-October 2017 as the Cherry Blossoms of Kodaikanal. Here I […]

January 17, 2020
delhi parks in spring
Delhi, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Delhi parks and gardens; spring in the most polluted city in the world

Recently I saw some flower-filled spring photos of India’s capital city on a social media platform. Delhi travel bloggers are […]

January 17, 2020
#travelbloggerindia #thailandtourism #udonthanitourism #redlotusea #talaybuadaeng
Asia, Guest Posts, Outside India, Photo Essays, Thailand, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

The Red Lotus Sea of Thailand

Talay Buadaeng or the Red Lotus Sea is technically not red. It is of a bright bubblegum pink colour and […]

January 8, 2020
a sunset in vladimir
Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, Russia, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Autumn in Vladimir

On one fine autumn morning, I woke up early to catch a train to Vladimir. I was staying in Moscow at […]

October 7, 2019
#Russia #Russiatravelblog #Travelbloggerindia #Russiatourism #Siberia #Siberiatourism #Altaitourism
Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, Russia, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

24 photos that will tempt you to visit Siberia

On a desolate splendor of this autumn night We listen to the serene call of the gleaming moonlight Deciduous trees […]

October 5, 2019
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Photo essay of the pretty Sanssouci Palace of Potsdam near Berlin

“I have chosen the plans of the most beautiful of what has been built in Europe, above all in Italy. […]

October 4, 2019
view from port hills christchurch
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 […]

July 1, 2019
experience kalimpong in summer
East, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West Bengal

Things we did for a relaxing Kalimpong experience

It is said that Kalimpong has got its name from Kalibong or Kaulim, which is a local fibrous plant used […]

May 23, 2019
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