TRAVELURE TALES

For a travel writer, there are instances when putting a coherent thread to a travel story may take time. My visit to the Heritage...

Travelove Series 4 - True Meaning of Homage - When strangers meet strangers and embrace them as their own, I call it Travelove.

Tambourine Tales My travels are my way of continuing my education. While returning from Chail, near Chandigarh, we came across an interesting 'dhaba' (a roadside eatery)....

...Varanasi has been named after its 80 ghats. The first ghat in the sequence is Varun Ghat, and the 80th ghat is Assi (80) Ghat; Varun and Assi together led to the name, Varanasi... One of the oldest cities in the world also boasts being a hub of silk weaving, music & Hindu rituals - Varanasi - Of Sarees, Ghats and Gharanas

...The city seems strewn with architectural heritage. Most of these monuments are surprisingly well preserved. I was told the locals take pride in taking care of these monuments...

Our safari driver pointed towards the vast desert vista through the windscreen of our safari Hummer H2 and said with typical native nonchalance -...

As I made my way to the hotel, I felt a certain lack of character in Moscow that most other cities normally exude. Over the next couple of days, this first impression was to be totally, comprehensively, and permanently dislodged from my brain - A ‘Monumental’ Visit to Moscow

Travel Photography of Twins from Two Eras - A destination story about the twins cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

Scotland - Scenic Speyside - This whiskey trail made me forget whiskey and made me fall in love with the trail instead, thanks to its scenic charm!

This article has appeared in Terrascape Magazine, May 2015 issue (Title: Yoga on a Surfboard). Besides being a travelogue, it also provides useful tips...

My article on Kumbhalgarh has appeared in July 2016 issue of JetWings, the in-flight magazine of Jet Airways. SURROUNDED BY THE MIGHTY ARAVALLI MOUNTAINS SITS...

St. Paul De Vence, South of France In June 2006, while I was attending Cannes Lions, a friend mentioned to me about this quaint place called...

The Old Town houses Jewish quarters, Warsaw University, many significant cathedrals, the Royal Palace, the President's House, King Sigmund's Column (Zygmunt III Waza in Polish) and one of the 2 custodians of the city - the Mermaid. The square that houses the Mermaid reminded me of the Trevi Fountain in Rome and the square in front of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, as it is packed with roadside cafés offering beer and food, artists offering to paint for you, performers playing concert instruments, tourists gaping in awe, newly-weds excitedly engaged in their portfolio shoots and locals just chilling.

Travelove Series 1 - Peking Duck - A story about the love the locals give to the strangers in their city - I call it Travelove.

The creative-me loved the view. I decided it would be home for some time. As I ventured around the narrow burrows carved by times in those sandstone rocks, I realised those had turned into ortho-quartzite. Little did I know then that they would later call this place Bhimbetka Rock Shelters. - Bhimbetka: My Early Days of Photography - Travelure ©

I knew that people around these areas were skeptical of strangers for religious reasons and the not-so-distant past of terrorism and disturbances. All the same, the sight... Travelove Series 5 - She Obliged! - When one stranger trusts another, the magic called Travelove happens. Read on to find out.

#MSDesertStorm. Through the desert terrain that's an absolute edge-of-the-seat affair. Catch the excitement in 'Spinning Wheels of Adventure' by Travelure.

This article (Kashmir - Spring Swing) appeared some time back in 'Smart Photography' - India's leading Photography Magazine. This was my third visit to Kashmir....

Jezzar Pasha Mosque. Hospitaller Fortress. Khan al-Umdan. Bahji Mansion. UNESCO. Mediterranean Port. Medieval Fortress. Akko - A Medieval Mediterranean Gem