“Henna?” The banks of the Ganga were lined with woven umbrellas. There was a festival that day – I never found out exactly what. But it was the reason I
It all started 6 months ago. Boarding a Cathay Pacific flight, backpacks filled to the brim, teary eyes and hearts filled with love and a hunger to explore. We were
My pulse raced as Delta Airlines flight 737 zigzagged over the mountainous terrain toward the airport runway. With a resounding thump, the plane dropped and hit the ground. It sped
We had reached Can Tho Vietnam a few days back. The sun welcomed us with its scorching fire. In the heat of the day, we had learned the concept of
Tucked away in northern Vietnam, close to the Chinese border, lies the small town of Sa Pa. What makes it so special, you ask? It is surrounded by beautiful mountains
Is it perverse to want to have a drink at the pub in which passengers of the Titanic had their last? Is it strange that the manager of the pub,
Senso-ji (金龍山浅草寺) is an ancient Buddhist temple in the Asakusa neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of Tokyo’s oldest and most significant temples and is a place of tremendous
Street art has always been controversial. Some people see an artist expressing themselves, some people see it as vandalism. If you scribble ‘Love’, ‘Hate’, a name or a misspelt word
In the last few years, I visited Zanzibar three times and I’d go back anytime if I could. The second time was for New Year’s Eve 2016, about one year
I’ve always been a stay-at-home person but desperate times calls for desperate measures. I needed to escape from the stress of college and the dystopian society surrounding me. I’m a
The Fiji Islands have always been a bucket list destination for us and we finally got to visit in January 2018, while on a year’s sabbatical. Surprisingly, we had a
London city is not renowned for its weather to say the least, and the past few weeks have been bitterly cold. When you are a tourist and you wake up
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