No, we did not spot a tiger or a leopard though Sariska Tiger Reserve has around 30 tigers, not counting leopards. At one point, we were apparently quite close to […]
Kolkata boy recalls lifetime experience of viewing Aurora Borealis from Norway in 2016
Photographs of green, blue and purple hues lighting up the sky in the US, Canada, the UK and elsewhere in Europe filled up Instagram as friends marvelled about enjoying an […]
Laid-back month for Kolkata boy at Siargao on his first trip to Philippines
The intricate backwater channels weaving through mangrove forests caught my eye as my ATR aircraft prepared to land at Siargao’s very Bengali-sounding Sayak airport. Siargao is not the first place […]
In pictures: Rice fields, durian, waterfall & snorkelling make Kolkata boy’s Bali 2.0 trip memorable
On my second trip to Bali, I visited places I had not been to the first time around. I discovered some new gems, and realised once again why I had […]
In pictures: Streetcar, Fall colours and pizza with pulled pork & mango topping give Kolkata boy his fill in Boston
More than the things I see and the activities I do, a place becomes memorable to me for the people I meet. I had a lovely time in Boston, where […]
In pictures: Albany wall art, ‘Agency’ buildings and Fall colours impress Kolkata boy
What’s the capital of New York State? If you answered “New York City, duh!”, guess what you are wrong! It’s a city called Albany, around 250km north of NYC. I […]
In pictures: Washington DC gives Kolkata boy a ‘touristy’ high
Washington DC is as much about power as it is about art and food. Most museums in the US capital are free to enter and the variety of cuisines you […]
In pics: Golden Gate Bridge and Palace of Fine Arts impress Kolkata boy in San Francisco
The primary reason I wanted to visit the US West Coast was that I’d not been there before. And now that I’ve stopped researching before trips (I like to let […]
In pictures: A Kolkata boy’s Scottish adventure
I happened to be in Edinburgh during the Fringe Festival when thousands of performers from all over the world converge and host hundreds of different kinds of shows every day. […]
Kolkatan finds two weeks too short to discover ‘familiar’ London
My first visit to London felt like returning somewhere I already knew fairly well. Hearing, reading and watching stuff about London since childhood as we do, the city felt oddly […]