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India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

A day at Amer Fort in Jaipur

I visited Amer Fort in autumn, and it was a day as beautiful as can be. The golden season of […]

October 26, 2025
A beautiful view of Murano
Europe, Italy, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

The glass island of Murano, Venice

Akash and I went to Murano on one hot Italian summer day. It was the day after we explored the […]

October 26, 2025
Erberia is the vegetable and fruits section of the Rialto Markets in Venice
Europe, Italy, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Visiting the Rialto Markets in Venice

In Venice, when it rains, it pours. The sky looks like a dirty rag, and the rain splashes incessantly. The […]

October 26, 2025
Reflections on a Venice canal
Europe, Italy, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Our Venice days in photos

Last month, I visited Venice, one of the most romantic cities in the world, with a man I am crazy […]

October 26, 2025
Europe, Greece, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Visiting the Agora Market in Crete

One of my favourite places in Chania, Crete, is the covered Agora Market. Located in the city center, it is […]

October 26, 2025
Europe, Greece, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Chania pop of colours, photo essay of the old town

Crete is one of Greece‘s most popular islands, and Chania is pure seduction. Titled Crete‘s most redolent city, Chania is […]

October 26, 2025
Europe, Greece, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Why you should visit Crete?

I spent my happiest Greek moments in Crete. It was a very restful stay. The legendary island was quiet and […]

October 26, 2025
Europe, Greece, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Sun, sea, and mimosas: Saronic Islands tour

If you are in Greece and fulfill any of the following, I recommend you go for a Saronic Islands tour. […]

October 26, 2025
Street scene commonly seen on a Vietnam trip
Asia, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Vietnam

My Vietnam trip in a nutshell

A cluster of conical bamboo hats, rows of snowy white ducks with saffron beaks, endless emerald green, and huge piles […]

October 26, 2025
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Bolivia, Outside India, Photo Essays, South America, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Bolivia in photos

Inspiration behind my Bolivia travel: On a warm March day of 2012, at a serious UN meet in Vienna, the […]

October 25, 2025
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