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Asia, Guest Posts, Outside India, Photo Essays, Thailand, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

The Red Lotus Sea of Thailand

Talay Buadaeng or the Red Lotus Sea is technically not red. It is of a bright bubblegum pink colour and […]

January 8, 2020
agra fort is also known as lal qila
India, North, Uttar Pradesh

The gilded prison called Agra Fort, one of most magnificent forts in India

At the bend of the Yamuna River, just 2 kilometers away from the Taj Mahal, lies the magnificent Agra Fort. […]

January 7, 2020
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
a woman on the agra highway
India, North, Uttar Pradesh

A winter road trip to Agra

My first trip to the Taj Mahal happened some years back when on a weekend my daughter and I ventured […]

January 4, 2020
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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
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India, Uttar Pradesh

Mosaic love in Agra: Chini ka Rauza

Veiled gossiping women with babies on their hips stared at us as we walked by. The air was scented with […]

January 2, 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
russia travel to siberia
Europe, Outside India, Russia, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Russia travel guide: things to remember before you visit

In this Russia travel guide, I will share some tips and hacks on saving money while exploring this gorgeous, vast […]

October 16, 2019
a ballerina mural in moscow in russia
Europe, Outside India, Russia

My first impressions of Russia

As I was writing the previous posts on autumn in Russia, memories of my first trip to this vast country […]

October 11, 2019
red square in moscow autumn
Europe, Outside India, Russia

Memories of a Moscow autumn and the cool metro dogs

Some of my most cherished memories of the Russian capital city are in autumn. Moscow autumn is a glory to […]

October 10, 2019
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