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Europe, Malta, Outside India, Top Experiences, Travel Extras

Is Valletta one of Europe’s underrated capital cities?

Valletta is the gorgeous capital of lilliputian European nation of Malta. Though, not very popular in the tourist radar, Valletta […]

May 20, 2022
India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Uttarakhand

Introducing Rishikesh and Haridwar

Rishikesh and Haridwar…immediately my mind raced to the twin Gangetic town of Uttarakhand. The TV documentary on the growing religious […]

April 28, 2022
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India, Maharashtra, Street Art, Travel Extras, West

Mumbai street art, writings on the walls

Street art is undefined, highly volatile, controversial, and freeing. It is a mind-boggling phenomenon. Nothing defines rebellion more than spray-painted […]

April 17, 2022
Delhi, India, North, Street Art, Travel Extras

Writings on the walls in Delhi

“Art is an evolutionary act. The shape of art and its role in society is constantly changing. At no point […]

April 13, 2022
Inside the Fatehpur Sikri complex
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 […]

January 6, 2020
#travelbloggerindia #uttarpradeshtourism #itimaduddaulahtomb #offbeatplacesinagra #travelblogindia #travelblogagra
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 […]

January 3, 2020
jewellery of Jaipur
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 […]

December 20, 2019
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