24 photos that will tempt you to visit Siberia
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...
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Fifty shades of Pangong Tso blue
Pangong Tso is closely related to the Tibetan word Lake Banggong which means 'long, narrow, enchanted lake' and it is indeed spectacular. One of the largest sal...
Leh began with the stunning Ladakh Festival
I got lucky in Leh the next morning. It is the capital city of Ladakh, located at 11,562 feet above sea level and is a charming little Himalayan town, which is ...
Reaching Ladakh by road from Kargil
Endless bleating woke me up to a bright sunny morning. I went out of my tent and saw a lovely bowl-shaped green forested basin surrounding me from all sides. Th...
Post cards from Kashmir to Kargil on Srinagar Leh road trip
On my first trip to Kashmir, I had the opportunity to explore Ladakh as well. Famously known as the "Land of High Passes", Ladakh is located in the eastern part...
Amadpur, a place as sweet as grandmother’s home
A crowd of fireflies flickered outside the window as I drowsily checked the time on my watch. It was four in the morning and all I could hear were a couple of o...
The blooming fields of Lüneburger Heide in Germany
This summer was a bittersweet one. First of all, residency hassles troubled our lives and cost us a lot of money. Then to top it all, we found ourselves neck de...
Kölsch, Spaghettieis, and beeren: German summer is here
It was quite a joke, that Cologne was hotter than Cairo, the day we arrived back in Germany from Egypt. The German summer was in full swing in July and Deutschl...
36 photos that may tempt you to visit Cuba
Visiting Cuba was my trip of a lifetime. Incidentally, I travelled there in 2014, during the Obama Presidential tenure and the country was in news for easing it...
The artisans of Raghurajpur in Odisha
I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were talking about dying art and handicraft heritag...