Our next stop after the beautiful Wadi Dirhur canyon was the massive Dogub cave. It was a couple of hours' drive away from the canyon and we started early befor...
Wadi Dirhur was a strange-looking peaceful place. We reached there by driving along Socotra's only road through the Diksam Plateau and it was wonderfully empty ...
Diksam Plateau was the reason why I visited the remote island of Socotra. It was home to the endemic blood dragon trees, frankincense, and myrrh. I have always ...
"You will be staying at the Taj of Socotra", beamed my affable guide to me. We were out of the tiny airport and driving towards Hadibo, the main town of the isl...
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...
The Corona lockdown has hit me hard. I am going absolutely berserk. Being in Egypt feels like an imposition now and I desperately crave for India. Billions of p...
My earliest Holi memories go back to my growing up days at the paramilitary camp where we stayed during my father's CRPF service days. In those camps, all festi...
"A woman dances away in bliss, a sublime smile playing on her lips: a group of men painted pink, green, yellow, and red, congregate in a joyous circle, their jo...
It is officially spring in Cairo. The weather is moody swiftly changing from sunshine to clouds to horrible sandstorms. Cold winds still take us by surprise and...
Traveling with children is beautifully enriching. There is no greater pleasure than to see your child’s eyes light up from the amazement of discoveries they mak...