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Cairo spring means warm sunshine
Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Beautiful days of Cairo spring

Spring in Cairo lasts briefly. Just a few days back, I saw the Palash trees decked up like brides in […]

February 13, 2026
#westbengaltourism #puruliatourism #travelbloggerindia #travelblogindia #puruliachaudance
Culture Peeps, Dances, East, India, Travel Extras, West Bengal

Purulia Chhau Mask Dance

Whenever I close my eyes and think of Purulia, all I see are undulating fields, soft rolling hills, verdant forests, […]

February 13, 2026
#Siberia #Russia #Siberiatourism
Europe, Outside India, Russia

Aurora Borealis and the museum island of Kizhi

Strangely enough, a mild but magical Aurora Borealis appeared on my last night at the Arctic Circle. It happened around […]

February 13, 2026
Reindeer herders and coast dwellers of Pomor village
Europe, Outside India, Russia

The lost Pomor village on the frozen White Sea coast

On the fourth day of my Arctic Adventure, my little group and I went deeper into the Murmansk Oblast federal […]

February 13, 2026
old seller at souq al goma
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Egypt‘s biggest flea market Souq al Goma in photos

Nothing in Cairo goes to waste. It is a city in which an entire district is devoted to recycling, and […]

February 13, 2026
Women at Salawas village
India, Rajasthan, West

Slow traveling at Salawas Homestay

The next day dawned bright and sunny and an impromptu smile came as I lazed on my bed. It was […]

February 13, 2026
A train station in rural Rajasthan
India, Rajasthan, West

A train ride to rural Rajasthan

Many years ago on a cold winter’s night, I boarded a long distance train from the New Delhi Railway station. […]

February 13, 2026
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

A whole new expat life in Cairo

We moved to Cairo in Egypt on the 2nd of this month. The monumental decision to shift homes from Europe to […]

February 13, 2026
Brugge lace seen at Kantcentrum
Belgium, Culture Peeps, Europe, Handicrafts, Outside India, Travel Extras

Trailing the Brugge lace

Brugge with its dreamlike network of canals, markets, and squares is a magical place and thus, it is only befitting […]

February 13, 2026
#travelbloggerindia
Travel Extras, Yearly Highlights

2016 highlights

2016 has been very eventful and I have morphed into a home bird. A new baby, domestic responsibilities and rekindling […]

February 13, 2026
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