Travels That Make Us 

The Man without a Passport Before I ever boarded a flight, I had already rehearsed my exile. Three times I had applied for a passport. Three times, rejection. Bureaucratic silence and a dead end each time. Somewhere along the line, I stopped imagining a life beyond Indian borders. Not out of contentment - resignation is its own genre of stability. And then came the call. One ordinary afternoon, I was pulled into a meeting. “We’d like you in the US office,” they said. “Just fo

Kenya was always on my bucket list, and it naturally included the very ancient Masai tribe, whose past could be traced even beyond their...

Day 1 We left my uncle’s flat in Marine Terrace, Singapore, with him, and took a train and two buses to reach Johor Bahru , Malaysia’s...

Ah Santiniketan! The pride and paradise of Bengali art and literature, and a melting pot of diverse cultures, home to the world-famous...

Day Two We had a full day to sightsee in Tashkent  before boarding the train to Bukhara the next day. Before we could begin our...

Time visited: October 2023 Time spent: Two nights Prologue and Politics Uzbekistan, which formed part of the Silk Road, the ancient trade...

During the final days of 2024 and the start of 2025, I had the joy of returning to my hometown, Shanghai, with my family. Living in...

A shout-out to Soma's Camps! Time visited: December 2024 Time spent: Four days Being a history enthusiast, I usually prefer to visit...

When my parents were considering flying to Bangladesh with Cathay Pacific, out of nowhere, my brain had this amazing idea that we should...

Malaysia has always held a special place in my heart, but this trip was particularly meaningful as it marked my debut in long-distance...

Time visited: March 2024 Time spent: Four days Day 1: 26 March 2024 DebrajDa met me at Eltham station at around 11:00 am. The drive to...

For our trip to South Korea, we had two layovers at Singapore Changi Airport spanning over 24 Hours. Therefore, we had plenty of time to...

Switzerland has a reputation for being one of the most expensive countries in the world. This is definitely true, but it is also one of...

Prologue It was time to bid farewell to Georgia and journey to one of the most ancient countries in the world – Armenia. Envoy Hostel...

Time visited: May 2024 Time spent: Three nights West Bengal is perhaps the only Indian state with mountains crowning its head and the sea...

Time visited: September 2023 Time spent: Five days Nestled in the heart of southwestern China, Sichuan Province is a land of rich...

A family holiday is always exciting, stressful, funny, and peaceful. In November 2023, when the school year finished, we went on a trip...

Five whole days in Latvia and three of them in Riga ! We couldn't contain our excitement! A lot of tho ught and research had gone into...

Living down under in Australia, jetting off anywhere usually means shelling out big bucks. Venice seems as far away as Mars. But during...

Instead of our yearly trip to the mountains, for 2022, we were looking for a destination that was a bit laid back. The first name that...