My overlanding Tanzania trip: how it all began
On a lovely June evening of 2012, my crowded Emirates flight landed in Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After a hassle-free Kenyan immigration and...
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2018 Highlights
With the past few years being full of changes, 2018 was more about settling in. Our move to Cairo has shaped the dynamics of our personal lives, professional fi...
My Bhuj trip in photos
I remember nothing of Bhuj, except that it was dusty and had a lot of pigeons. The maximum time I spent there was around 6 hours and those were also being coope...
Kutch handicrafts tour guide
If you have been following my posts on the vibrant Kutch handicrafts, then I am sure visiting this phenomenal destination has crossed your mind. So, before I wh...
The lesser known Kutch handicrafts of batik, lacquerware, and knife making
I met Anwar Razzak Khatri on a social media platform and we connected over Batik. Anwar designs and makes exquisite Kutch batik and I promised to visit his wor...
The timeless charm of the Ajrakh prints of Kutch
Ajrakh then
Circa: around 3000 BC
Location: Mohenjo Daro city in the Indus Valley (now in present-day Sindh province of Pakistan)
A bearded corpulent man...
World cruises 101
Andrey ArmyagovIf you love adventure but want to stay somewhere more luxurious than a basic hotel or hostel, why not consider a cruise? Taking in the breathtaki...
The Sone Chandi ki Dukan in Mahansar, Rajasthan
I visited Mahansar on a half day trip from Mandawa. That was the second Shekhawati town, I explored in Rajasthan and Mahansar turned out to be another dusty lit...
Walking around the painted havelis of Mandawa
The fame of the open air museum of Shekhawati set me off to this extraordinary region of Rajasthan and this post on Mandawa is the second of 4 posts in the seri...
Jaipur memories in photos
The romance of the Jaipur rain
With the rain clouding up the Cologne skies leaving the air smelling mildly acrid, my mind drifts off to another place in anothe...