What’s home to a nomad, anyway?
I’ve been writing since my BITS Pilani days – rambling letters to amma and appa, sharing my observations, using the written form as a way to make sense of the world I got to see. About three decades of travel writing, trek diaries, and shorter pieces – from Egypt to Andalusia, the Annapurna to the Adriatic, Tijuana to Thekambattu. I’m now based in Amsterdam. Indian by origin, Dutch by random brownian motion.
“It seems I cannot call a city ‘home’ unless I walk home safe in the middle of the night.”
Impressions of Moorish Andalusia
An unhurried rail journey through layers of history 18th – 31st Dec, 2025 Moorish Andalusia had long been on my wish list, ever since I came across an itinerary in an adventure travel company’s brochure. I found the name so evocative that, for that reason alone, I wanted to go. Once there, the region’s distinctive...
From the travel archive
Dubrovnik – a winter break
1st – 7th Jan, 2023 Croatia | Hrvatska A week’s winter break, to a small but famous city of Croatia. To me, the name “Croatia” sounds very evocative, like it is a faraway place full of adventure and undiscovered joys of travel. There’s so much written about traveling to and living in Croatia, and Dubrovnik...
Goa in the rains – Sep 2009
29 Sep 2009 “Goa in the rains” has been this concept in my mind and Ashok’s for over a year. Finally made it this year, at the tail-end of the monsoon – 4 days at the end of September. With Rohit, Akash, Aditi, and Ashok. It did rain on the first afternoon that we reached...
Tijuana – June 1998
A trip to Tijuana – Saturday 27th June 1998 an early start to the saturday… i spent a long while on the phone first thing in the morning. then had a leisurely bowl of cereal. i made my way to the san diego technical bookstore and browsed for a couple of hours. returned home for...