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Middle East, Outside India, Yemen

The drive-in cave escapade at the massive cave in Socotra

Our next stop after the beautiful Wadi Dirhur canyon was the massive Dogub cave. It was a couple of hours’ […]

April 16, 2020
wadi dirhur socotra
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen

Losing time in Wadi Dirhur: being all alone in a canyon

Wadi Dirhur was a strange-looking peaceful place. We reached there by driving along Socotra’s only road through the Diksam Plateau […]

April 15, 2020
blood dragon tree of diksam plateau
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen

The cave-dwelling Bollywood loving Bedouins of Diksam Plateau

Diksam Plateau was the reason why I visited the remote island of Socotra. It was home to the endemic blood […]

April 14, 2020
the market of hadibo
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen

Hadibo and the ugly side of urbanization of remote tropical paradise

“You will be staying at the Taj of Socotra”, beamed my affable guide to me. We were out of the […]

April 13, 2020
youth at the face of the yemen crisis
Middle East, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Yemen

Yemen crisis and memories of Old Sanaa

The attention span of humans is very short and the memory is even shorter. It has the wonderful capability of […]

April 10, 2020
braj holi is one of the most beautiful festivals of india
Festivals of India, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Uttar Pradesh

The beauty of Braj Holi: some memories and tips

My earliest Holi memories go back to my growing up days at the paramilitary camp where we stayed during my […]

March 31, 2020
a dancing gopi at holi, one of the festivals of india
Culture Peeps, Delhi, Festivals of India, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras

Festivals of India and Sufism through the eyes of a Muslim Krishna loving photographer

“A woman dances away in bliss, a sublime smile playing on her lips: a group of men painted pink, green, […]

March 30, 2020
Belgium, Europe, Outside India

Brussels spring days and some thoughts during COVID 19 lockdown

It is officially spring in Cairo. The weather is moody swiftly changing from sunshine to clouds to horrible sandstorms. Cold […]

March 9, 2020
traveling with children can be fun
Tips on traveling with children, Travel Extras, Travel Tips

How to survive traveling with children and enjoying it too

Traveling with children is beautifully enriching. There is no greater pleasure than to see your child’s eyes light up from […]

March 8, 2020
the practice of stilt fishing at Koggala
Asia, Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Travel Extras, Trip Itineraries

An easy to customize Sri Lanka Itinerary

In 2013 or 2014, I spent some weeks in Sri Lanka. It was during monsoon and tourism was at its […]

February 14, 2020
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