"It is not down in any map, True places never are" - Herman Melville. This is completely applicable to Socotra Island. It is one of the most fascinating destina...
The attention span of humans is very short and the memory is even shorter. It has the wonderful capability of sifting through what matters and affects us direct...
Drip-drip, the rain fell insistently outside my window. It was not a hard, drumming rain that bears down like dead weight and makes everything feel wet and must...
The Colpetty or Kollupitiya Market is heralded by the senior Colombites as a tradition that prevailed against the odds of time. Located near the Galle Face Gree...
When I was in Sri Lanka the monsoon was in full swing. The little teardrop-shaped island was lashed by angry waves of the Indian Ocean and rain pounded on it al...
This article was originally published in the TrueJetter Issue of September-October 2017 as the Cherry Blossoms of Kodaikanal. Here I am simply sharing the beaut...
Recently I saw some flower-filled spring photos of India's capital city on a social media platform. Delhi travel bloggers are having a heyday with their cameras...
Talay Buadaeng or the Red Lotus Sea is technically not red. It is of a bright bubblegum pink colour and is probably the pinkest place in the world. An intrepid ...
On one fine autumn morning, I woke up early to catch a train to Vladimir. I was staying in Moscow at that time and had a long unplanned weekend. The trip to Vla...
On a desolate splendor of this autumn night
We listen to the serene call of the gleaming moonlight
Deciduous trees stand tall to acclaim its magnificence
Con...