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Bagan Myanmar has great natural beauty
Asia, Money Matters, Myanmar, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Bagan travel guide and tips

I am not very good at summing up travel tips, but Bagan is a destination which creates such severe wanderlust […]

February 13, 2026
For offbeat Bhutan experience try the Haa Valley
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 […]

February 13, 2026
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 […]

February 13, 2026
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 […]

February 13, 2026
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 […]

February 13, 2026
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 […]

February 13, 2026
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 […]

February 13, 2026
Woman selling flowers at the lake inle weekly markets
Asia, Myanmar, Outside India

Lake Inle and weekly markets

Lying in the Taunggyi district of Shan State, Myanmar’s Lake Inle is one destination which despite being heavily commercialized, unfailingly […]

February 13, 2026
The horses can be seen on the way to giethoorn
Europe, Outside India, The Netherlands

The star shaped Fort Bourtange of Holland

Ever wondered how some of the most outstanding monuments of their time simply slip through the hands of time? Often when […]

February 13, 2026
The idyllic canals of giethoorn are crowded in summer
Europe, Outside India, The Netherlands

Giethoorn, the picturesque Dutch village with no roads

Giethoorn markets itself as the ‘Venice of Holland’. Now, that in my eyes is a bit far-fetched, though the Dutch […]

February 13, 2026
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