Stormin’ into Havana
My first glimpse of Cuba was from the plane. I was flying into Havana from Panama City and was breathless […]
Caribbean, Cuba, Outside India
Asia, Bhutan, Outside India
The Haa Valley of offbeat Bhutan
Bhutan is a land of the enigma. A piece of paradise on the Himalayan range, it is the only country […]
Asia, Bhutan, Outside India
The dream called Bhutan
Recently a Bhutanese friend of mine asked me to help him promote tourism to his beautiful country. He has a […]
Asia, Maldives, Outside India
Maldives Homestay Experience
As romantic as the open air boat ride in the middle of the Indian Ocean sounds, in reality, it gets […]
Asia, Maldives, Outside India
A slice of local Maldives life
The next morning dawned bright and sunny. The sky was impossibly blue and the fragrant island air returned. My date […]
Asia, Maldives, Outside India
The local lesser known charm of the offbeat Maldives
It rained heavily the next day forcing me to cancel all my plans. Being holed up in my room, doing […]
Asia, Maldives, Outside India
My Maldives travel mistakes
As lovely as the Maldives was, it burned holes in my yearly travel budget. I incurred some unnecessary expenses due […]
Asia, Maldives, Outside India
Male deja vu
Due to some bad planning from my end, I had to wait in Male for two days before availing the […]