It’s the winter of 2010, and I’m embarking on my most adventurous journey to date, in Northwest Vietnam. Only I don’t know it yet. After failing to beat the crowds in the Mekong Delt… more →
The Shooting Starwrote 1 year ago: It’s the winter of 2010, and I’m embarking on my most adventurous journey to date, in No … more →
wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve ever fantasized about living in a remote village in the high Himalayas, experiencing … more →
wrote 1 year ago: As much as I’m repelled by the Hallmark holiday that is Valentine’s Day, it seems like a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: As the bus jerks to a stop on the Kullu-Manali highway and the driver yells Raison, I pick up my sle … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This article was originally published in The Hindu. As a kid, I’ve often heard my grandmother talk a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Flipping through my travel archives of 2011, I am overcome with a strange sense of nostalgia. The wo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This article was originally published on Offbeat Travel. I’m fascinated as Tenzing describes a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Through the thin white barks of Eucalyptus trees, the first rays of sunrise promise to brighten a ch … more →
wrote 1 year ago: If someone tried to make folk music out of wooden sounds, it would probably sound like the soft clic … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The year is 2010. It is a pleasant morning in the big town of Manado in Indonesia. The traffic is mo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I wrote this travelogue for exclusive publication on Clay, Club Mahindra’s travel portal. As I … more →
wrote 1 year ago: As we drive into the heart of India, dubbed Madhya Pradesh, I awake my sleepy self to the sight of t … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In a country of 28 states, each with its signature culture, food, language, history & landscape, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: No butterflies in my stomach, no goose bumps, no insomniac nights, no cold sweats; just 3 suitcases … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Steve Jobs once said that we can connect the dots of our life only in hindsight. When Angela Corrias … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This is The Shooting Star’s first ever guest post. Adnan Bashir, a traveler from Pakistan, who … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Climb with me to the mountains on the roof of the world. I’ll walk you by gushing rivers. I … more →
wrote 1 year ago: As I awake from my slumber and look out the bus window, I’m transported back into a dream. Clu … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I sit by a Stupa on an elevation above the shore of the Spiti River, shielding myself from the sun. … more →