Aswan is my favourite place in Egypt. It has the loveliest setting on the Nile and the river there is as blue as sapphire. The water beautifully reflects th...
The four islands group of Socotra are located around 217 nautical miles off the Yemeni coast and approximately 130 off the coast of Somalia. This well kept Yeme...
The post landing formalities at Sanaa airport were very smooth. The single immigration window for non Yemeni passport holders was not crowded. Even before apply...
My last few days in Socotra Yemen were spent holed up in my Taj Socotra Hotel room. I alternated between feeling horribly sick and homesick. The fever, which st...
I left Qalanciya with a heavy heart. Our destination was the Moumi Plateau. Qalanciya was such a perfect place. We drive towards Hadibo again. Homhil, Di Hamri,...
Abdullah's cave in Qalanciya was something out of Arabian Nights and I marveled at his incredible local life. Remnants of big catches like the fateful whale, a ...
The amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon! My Qalanciya days can be broadly divided into two parts: the unbelievable beauty of the place and the unimaginable warmth of t...
We left Omak in a cloud of dust, bumped over the edgy road, and rattled our bones towards Qadama till they felt brittle. Nogid was having a blazing hot day and ...
By the time we reached Omak, a violet twilight sky deepened into luxuriant purple and gold. The sun set most spectacularly and a massive golden disc disappeared...
Ever looked at soft undulating mounds, hills, and dunes and had the immense urge to roll down them? I love soft rolling things and every time, I look at one, I ...