How Varanasi Showed Me the Truth of Unequal Life
My wanderings through the labyrinth of alleys in old Varanasi amidst the density of souls provoked some controversial reflections.
How I Found Myself Staying with Kashmiris in Pokhara
After my Annapurna trek, I met a cashmere merchant by chance in Pokhara, and stumbled upon the community of Kashmiris in Nepal.
Annapurna in the Monsoon Day 5: Leaving Chomrong
Chomrong village lies at the border between civilisation and the wilderness sanctuary in Annapurna. The mountain beyond it is different.
Annapurna in the Monsoon Day 4: Beneath Fishtail Mountain
On the fourth day, the fingers of fog parted from the Annapurnas, and showed me a little teasing glimpse of Machapuchare – the Fishtail mountain.
How to Plan Your Itinerary for Taman Negara Rainforest
I wrote this guide for Taman Negara, because I felt existing ones reduce the rainforest into mere things to do. That doesn’t do it justice.
The Non-Honeymoon Maldives Introduction
I came to the Maldives in ignorance. It never even occurred to me to wonder what language Maldivians speak. I suppose I took it for granted that they would have their own. It’s only that I didn’t know what it was.