It’s tidy. Singapore-level spotless. Communities get together on the last Saturday of every month to pick up rubbish. Even the popular President, Paul Kagame, joins in when he can, I’m told. As do other leaders. I arrived on the Thursday before the last Saturday in August and there seemed to be very little to pick up. […]
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Between waves of the pandemic, in 2021 I had the opportunity to travel around Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. Known for its diverse wildlife, lush forests, and as one of the best places for bird watching in Nepal, Chitwan National Park is a famous destination for domestic and international travellers keen to explore Nepal’s flat plains. Located […]
Read More Experience the ‘far side’ of Chitwan National Park, Nepal
The various regions of Colombia are vastly different from each other. Travellers looking to avoid ‘overtourism’ and embrace ‘authenticity’ should consider exploring the nation’s coffee-growing region in the Andes Mountains. During my two and a half weeks in Colombia, August 2022, I visited that region, as well as the cities of Medellin and Cartagena. Here are […]
Read More Planning a trip to Colombia? Here’s why you should visit the coffee region
I started travelling at an early age. When I was barely three years old my parents took me on my very first trip to the US, Mexico, and the Caribbean. I have never really stopped travelling since. Decades later I made a pact with a friend to travel to 100 countries; something I was meant to achieve […]
Read More Wonders of the unexpected: Pleasant surprises in Azerbaijan & Saudi Arabia
After not being able to travel for two and a half years, in June this year I was fortunate to go on a 23-day tour from Delhi to Ladakh via the old Hindustan-Tibet Road. The road, which the British Raj built in 1850, is still considered ‘off the beaten track’ by travellers, despite the magnificent […]
Read More From New Delhi to Leh on the old Hindustan-Tibet Road
In 2017, the US’ National Academy of Sciences conclusively determined that wine originated some 8,000 years ago in Georgia. I was already working in Georgia and was invited to visit the tiny village of Alaverdi in the heart of Georgia’s Alazani River valley, a vast winemaking area. With a population of fewer than 200, Alaverdi is […]
Read More Where wine was born and the local cheeses are prized: Alaverdi, Georgia
