One Kind House – A Zig and a Zag
Want to experience Singapore's traditional culture by dining with a Singaporean family? Do grab the opportunity, as it would also give a boost to a local's determined attempt to provide its youth with a glimpse of the city-state’s rapidly vanishing lifestyle.
Travelure Travels in 2017 – An 8-Country Photo Roundup
This post is likely to be useful for my magazine editorial friends as it arms them with a possibility of myriad stories I could share. 8 countries, many cities and countless tales. - Travelure Travels in 2017 - An 8-Country Photo Roundup
Getting More With Less in Travel Photography
...shooting in Moscow, a city known for its large, tall, wide buildings, onion domes & startling brickwork - Getting More With Less in Travel Photography. A Travel Photography Tips & Tricks Series Post.
Travelove Series 1 – Peking Duck
Travelove Series 1 - Peking Duck - A story about the love the locals give to the strangers in their city - I call it Travelove.
Dubai – A Prosperous Oasis
JetWings International, the in-flight magazine of Jet Airways (International), is carrying this image and write-up of mine in their February 2016 issue. It is...
Travelove Series 7 – Spray Stockings
Travelove Series 7 - Spray Stockings - Language barrier can't stop strangers' interaction, though sometimes the outcome is mirth. Even that is Travelove.
In The Footsteps Of Jesus in Conde Nast Traveller
My story - In The Footsteps Of Jesus - currently on Conde Nast Traveller India. Click here to read. The story may also be...
Travelove Series 2 – A Warm Smile and a Panda!
Travelove Series 2 - A Warm Smile and a Panda! - Another Beijing story about the love the locals gave to a stranger in their city - I call it Travelove.
The Bahá’í Gardens Haifa Israel
Beginning at Mount Carmel’s base, the gardens extend almost one kilometre (0.6 miles) up the side of the mountain. These beautifully-landscaped gardens cover around 200,000 sq mt (or about 2 million sq ft) of land. - The Bahá'í Gardens Haifa Israel
Topkapi Palace – The Sovereign Seat of the Ottomans
The Turkish phrase ‘to live in a golden cage’ originated from this practice of confining the princes. - Topkapi Palace - The Sovereign Seat of the Ottomans - Travelure ©
Proboscis Monkeys in Sabah Borneo
The joyous exclamations of successful captures punctuated the combined clickety-clack of our cameras. But the light was fading fast. The monkeys were slowing down... - Proboscis Monkeys in Sabah Borneo - Travelure ©
Galata Tower, Istanbul – Rising from the Ruins
The belief is whoever you climb the tower with; you marry that person. - Galata Tower, Istanbul - Rising from the Ruins - Travelure ©
Gaziantep Turkey – A UNESCO Gastronomy Creative City
In one room, over a dozen traditional chefs were at work. They were creating sheets of white flour, thinner than muslin. The room had a haze of flour. The rolling pins were a yard and a half long. These sheets were being sheared off the pins in delicate layers. And all this, happening on a table over 25 feet long! - Gaziantep Turkey - A UNESCO Gastronomy Creative City - Travelure ©
Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai
The thought of walking out onto a glass floor 351 metres above the ground is scary. But, once you overcome the fear, the experience is magical. - Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai - Travelure ©
Gobekli Tepe Turkey – World’s oldest temple?
Göbekli Tepe is the most ancient site of humans practising religion. Schmidt called it the first human-built holy place. The religion originated here. - Göbekli Tepe Turkey - World’s oldest temple? - Travelure ©
Qibao Ancient Town – A Water Town Near Shanghai
Well preserved traditional houses, gardens, temples, shops, and eateries line these lanes. The water lanes and these traditional houses lend a vintage character to the place. - Qibao Ancient Town - A Water Town Near Shanghai - Travelure ©
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul – A Byzantine Architecture Marvel
Hagia Sophia can brag to have the world’s first photoshopped artwork - the Empress Zoe mosaic on its first floor. The empress married at least three times, and the face of the person on the left has been repainted at least thrice to depict her then-husband. - Hagia Sophia, Istanbul - A Byzantine Architecture Marvel - Travelure ©
My 1503-Day Journey on Instagram
Over the years, the platform has evolved. It has become a veritable menu of places to see as you finalise your itinerary. And I decided to further bolster this menu. - My 1503-Day Journey on Instagram - Travelure ©
Historic Areas of Istanbul Turkey
Straddling two continents, and between two seas, Istanbul enjoys a unique position. A European and an Asian side. A natural strait - Bosphorus - separates the two. Earlier going by the names Byzantium and Constantinople, it is home to over 15 million people. - Historic Areas of Istanbul - Travelure ©
Ha Long Bay – Nature’s Pillars in the Sea
Explorations around the place have revealed signs that human life existed here between 18,000 and 7,000 BCE. - Ha Long Bay - Nature’s Pillars in the Sea - Travelure ©
Songkhla & Phatthalung – A Cross-Cultural Experience
Here, Chinese lion statues rub shoulders with the Thai spirit houses. - Songkhla and Phatthalung - A Cross-Cultural Experience - Travelure ©
Sri Lanka’s Ancient Capital Anuradhapura
Here, dressing up Buddha happens 3-4 times a day as worshippers from far and wide bring 1100-feet long cloth and drape the Dagoba along its circumference. Since the belief is that Buddha's relics are inside the Dagoba, this ritual is symbolic of treating the Dagoba as Buddha and dressing it as a Buddhist monk - Sri Lanka's Ancient Capital Anuradhapura - Travelure ©
Old City of Jerusalem Israel
The narrow lanes lined with petty trade and souvenirs. Manned by folks as old as the place. Bustle and buzz of a beehive. Canopied shop fronts forcing dim bulbs to light up a bright day. And I was a character in French Orientalist Charles Theodore Frere’s ‘The Souk’. - Old City of Jerusalem Israel - Travelure ©
Tam Coc, Ninh Binh – Vietnam’s Inland Ha Long Bay
About 20 minutes into the ride we found ourselves ducking under as our boat passed through a cave. - Tam Coc, Ninh Binh - Vietnam’s Inland Ha Long Bay - Travelure ©
