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Middle East, Outside India, Photo Essays, Top Experiences, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips, Trip Photos, UAE

Dubai 10 Best Places That You Must Visit in This Winters

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Dubai 10 Best Places That You Must Visit in This Winters

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10 Best Shows in Europe You Must See Once!

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10 Enchanting European Palaces For a Fairytale Experience!

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Africa, Egypt, Outside India

The beautiful temple of Khnum at Esna

I never knew about the temple of Khnum until my friend mentioned it. He is my school friend and he […]

October 26, 2025
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Africa, Egypt, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips, Trip Photos

Road trip through Upper Egypt: Aswan to Luxor

The most popular way to travel between Aswan and Luxor is by Nile Cruise. Alternatively, Upper Egypt can be explored […]

October 26, 2025
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Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

A crisp Kandy travel guide for slow traveling

Kandy has everything going for it. The location is beautiful; the city is a charming mix of colonial buildings and […]

October 26, 2025
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Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Karnak and Luxor, the best of the Luxor temples

I first visited Luxor temples sometime during 2010. It was during my first visit to Egypt. On my second visit, […]

October 26, 2025
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Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

The luxury of Luxor

Luxor is to Egypt, what Agra or Jaipur is to India. It is the crown jewel of the Egyptian tourism […]

October 26, 2025
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Africa, Egypt, Outside India

Luxor West Bank attractions in a nutshell

My first Luxor night was spent on the boat and I went to bed early. Hot air ballooning featured on my […]

October 26, 2025
The exquisitely engraved walls of Edfu temple
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

An Edfu morning

A friend of mine recently summed up Edfu as ” the people are hospitable, the sunsets immaculate, the memories everlasting”. […]

October 26, 2025
a nile cruise view from aswan
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

A complete Nile cruise experience and guide

The Nile Cruise is a time honoured way to explore Egypt. During the nineteenth and early twentieth-century travelers, a Nile […]

October 26, 2025
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