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...
In 2013 or 2014, I spent some weeks in Sri Lanka. It was during monsoon and tourism was at its lowest. The prices were low and the were crowds less. Though I fa...
Horton Plains, with the highlight of the World's End, is one of the best side trips from the tea hill station of Nuwara Eliya. This intrepid spot of Sri Lanka i...
The dramatic precipice of the World’s End is located halfway of a 9 kilometers hiking route through the Horton Plains National Park. The name "World's End" fasc...
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...
One of my most beautiful memories of Sri Lanka is of the painted cave temple of Dambulla. I liked the little Sinhalese town as much as the site itself and staye...
The ruins of Polonnaruwa are impressive. They reminded me of a bit of Angkor Wat due to their wild appeal. The drive from Dambulla to Polonnaruwa took around 1....