Havelock Island, India’s most spectacular secret
When we told our friends in Germany that we were going to Havelock Island in India for a vacation, there […]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East, India
India, Kashmir, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
Daksum, the hidden jewel of Kashmir
A cold rain splashed morning, wet wildflowers, blue misted snowy mountains, and endless yellow fields of blooming mustard…welcome to a […]
India, Kerala, South
A perfect stay in Cochin in Kerala
I have been visiting Cochin for some years now and it remains one of my favourite cities in India. There […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
The strangeness of Siwa oasis of Egypt
Once upon a time, a young Macedonian prince travelled all the way to the remote Siwa oasis. He was seeking […]
Africa, Egypt, Outside India
Alexandria memories
Alexandria is one of my favourite places in Egypt and I visited it twice. Founded by none other than Alexander, […]
Africa, Egypt, Outside India
Hurghada fun
On my first visit to Egypt, I went to Hurghada from Luxor. The drive to Hurghada was starkly picturesque. After […]
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”. […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
Blue gold colours of the Philae Temple in Aswan
Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses had a vast, elaborately connected network and their mythological stories rival our own Indian ones […]
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, 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 […]