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Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, The Netherlands, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Experience a slice of local life on Amsterdam streets

Amsterdam streets are world-renowned for their picturesque canals and dollhouse-like buildings reflecting the calm waters. However, there’s more to the […]

May 11, 2022
Guest Posts, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

Valley of Flowers Photo Essay

” I must have flowers, always and always”. – Claude Monet Founding father of French Impressionist painting, Monet had been […]

May 1, 2022
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India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

Haridwar and the beauty of chaos

I met Naziya on the banks of the swift-flowing Ganges at Haridwar. She was a young village belle, who had […]

April 30, 2022
India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

The charming nirvana of Rishikesh

My Rishikesh sojourn was in June or July. Rain poured from the sky whenever it felt like and the humidity […]

April 29, 2022
India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

Introducing Rishikesh and Haridwar

Rishikesh and Haridwar…immediately my mind raced to the twin Gangetic town of Uttarakhand. The TV documentary on the growing religious […]

April 28, 2022
Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, The Netherlands, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Trailing tulips in Holland

You can never go wrong with flowers and tulip is one terrific bloom. Known for its captivating beauty and tumultuous […]

April 8, 2022
Belgium, Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

The Hallerbos blue forest of Belgium

Spring was cold last year and sunny days seemed heaven sent. That was when we were living in Cologne, Germany […]

April 6, 2022
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

A camellia spring day in Cologne Botanical Garden

“Chanel is composed of only a few elements, white camellias, quilted bags, and Austrian doorman’s jackets, pearls, chains, shoes with […]

April 1, 2022
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Bonn Cherry Blossom love

Spring officially brings an end to winter, and the whole planet comes alive again. The sun shines more boldly, trees […]

March 31, 2022
Europe, France, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Paris through my eyes, a photo essay

“It took me some years to clear my head of what Paris wanted me to admire about it, and to […]

December 23, 2021
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