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#Singapore #Singaporestreetart #littleindia
Asia, Outside India, Photo Essays, Singapore, Street Art, Travel Extras

Singapore street art guide

Singapore is a spunky nation and the tiny city-state lives by its own rules. Firmly law-abiding, Singapore is strict on […]

April 11, 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 the winter and the whole planet comes alive again. The sun shines more boldly, […]

March 31, 2022
youth at the face of the yemen crisis
Middle East, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Yemen

Yemen crisis and memories of Old Sanaa

The attention span of humans is very short and the memory is even shorter. It has the wonderful capability of […]

April 10, 2020
#SriLanka #HortonPlainsNationalPark #SriLankatravelblog #Travelbloggerindia #SriLankatourism #World'sEnd
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

To the World’s End

Horton Plains, with the highlight of the World’s End, is one of the best side trips from the tea hill […]

February 13, 2020
#SriLanka #HortonPlainsNationalPark #SriLankatravelblog #Travelbloggerindia #SriLankatourism #World'sEnd
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

Wild beauty of Horton Plains

The dramatic precipice of the World’s End is located halfway of a 9 kilometers hiking route through the Horton Plains […]

February 12, 2020
#Dambullacavetemple #dambullatravelblog #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Srilankatravelblog #Srilankatourism
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

Painted caves of Dambulla

One of my most beautiful memories of Sri Lanka is of the painted cave temple of Dambulla. I liked the […]

February 8, 2020
pink flowers of spring paint kodaikanal pink
India, Photo Essays, South, Tamil Nadu, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Painting Kodaikanal pink in spring

This article was originally published in the TrueJetter Issue of September-October 2017 as the Cherry Blossoms of Kodaikanal. Here I […]

January 17, 2020
delhi parks in spring
Delhi, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Delhi parks and gardens; spring in the most polluted city in the world

Recently I saw some flower-filled spring photos of India’s capital city on a social media platform. Delhi travel bloggers are […]

January 17, 2020
agra fort is also known as lal qila
India, North, Uttar Pradesh

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. […]

January 7, 2020
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