Socotra Yemen: travel dreams go from awesome to horrible.
My last few days in Socotra Yemen were spent holed up in my Taj Socotra Hotel room. I alternated between […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
A completely empty Moumi Plateau: the desert rose forest,
I left Qalanciya with a heavy heart. Our destination was the Moumi Plateau. Qalanciya was such a perfect place. We […]
Cairo Chronicles, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, Travel Extras
The power of food memories: the taste of childhood
The Corona lockdown has hit me hard. I am going absolutely berserk. Being in Egypt feels like an imposition now […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Abdullah, the amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon
The amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon! My Qalanciya days can be broadly divided into two parts: the unbelievable beauty of […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Living a bit of local life in Qalanciya
Abdullah’s cave in Qalanciya was something out of Arabian Nights and I marveled at his incredible local life. Remnants of […]
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West
A day at Amer Fort in Jaipur
I visited Amer Fort in autumn, and it was a day as beautiful as can be. The golden season of […]
Europe, Italy, Outside India
The sweet fresco city of Padua
Padua (Padova in Italian) seemed to me like a know-all. Often being called one myself, I naturally have a strong […]
Europe, Italy, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
The glass island of Murano, Venice
Akash and I went to Murano on one hot Italian summer day. It was the day after we explored the […]
Europe, Italy, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
Visiting the Rialto Markets in Venice
In Venice, when it rains, it pours. The sky looks like a dirty rag, and the rain splashes incessantly. The […]
Europe, Italy, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
Our Venice days in photos
Last month, I visited Venice, one of the most romantic cities in the world, with a man I am crazy […]