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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
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
kalimpong slow travel is very relaxing
East, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West Bengal

The art of doing nothing: Kalimpong Slow Travel

What can I say about our Kalimpong slow travel break? That it was lovely, intrepid, lazy and much needed, after […]

May 22, 2019
Europe, France, Germany, Photo Essays, Spain, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Photo essay of our spring break Europe road trip

Our spring break with baby Akash took us on a road trip across Europe. We started at Koln, passed through […]

May 8, 2019
baby‘s first road is thrilling
Photo Essays, Road Trip With Baby Tips, Travel Extras, Travel Tips, Trip Photos

Our baby‘s first road trip in photos

They say “Birds of a feather flock together”. When Tarek and I got together in Cambodia, we had no idea […]

April 2, 2019
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