The gilded prison called Agra Fort, one of most magnificent forts in India
At the bend of the Yamuna River, just 2 kilometers away from the Taj Mahal, lies the magnificent Agra Fort. […]
India, North, Uttar Pradesh
India, North, Uttar Pradesh
The story of Fatehpur Sikri: an abandoned royal city
We left Agra the next day and started driving back towards Jaipur. Fatehpur Sikri was on the way and we […]
India, North, Uttar Pradesh
The iconic Taj Mahal and all you need to know about it
The access to the Taj Mahal (at least the one we took) was so horrible that by the time we […]
India, North, Uttar Pradesh
A winter road trip to Agra
My first trip to the Taj Mahal happened some years back when on a weekend my daughter and I ventured […]
India, Uttar Pradesh
Itimad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb: The jewel box of Agra
On a sunny afternoon of 1893, an English archaeologist, Edmund William Smith from the Archaeological Survey of India stares at […]
Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips
Travel tips when you are carrying/wearing jewellery
***Planning a vacation? You must have packed and unpacked your jewellery and other accessories at least a dozen times because […]
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 […]
Africa, Outside India, Tanzania
My overlanding Tanzania trip: how it all began
On a lovely June evening of 2012, my crowded Emirates flight landed in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After a […]