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Featured photo journal · July 2025
The Taj Mahal anchors this journey, but the camera keeps moving: through Agra Fort, into Fatehpur Sikri, and across the river gardens where the monument returns as part of a wider landscape.
Mauritania · Researched story
Atlantic pirogues lead to caravan towns, family-kept manuscripts, an oasis, and a safety reality check.
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Jaipur · July 2025
Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, and the long climb through Amer’s layered courtyards.
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Udaipur · July 2025
Palace courtyards, framed windows, lake reflections, and green Aravalli ridges.
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Delhi · Field guide
A long-form route through civic avenues, Mughal lanes, garden tombs, and older capitals.
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Karnataka · Archive and field notes
Bengaluru reviews lead to Hampi, Mysuru, hill forts, and the rainforests and ridges of the Western Ghats.
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Kerala · Archive and field notes
Kochi and Thrissur lead inland to Palakkad, Nelliyampathy, waterfalls, forests, and Malabar.
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Tamil Nadu · 2013–2017
Chennai and Pallava stone lead through the Kaveri delta before the road climbs into Ooty’s mist.
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Puducherry · 2017–2018
Heritage lanes, Tamil streets, seafront light, and a separate half-day near Auroville.
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Hong Kong · July 2018
Vertical city views give way to temple gardens, reservoir walks, Stanley Bay, and Lantau.
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Kuwait · Archive 2005–2010
An archival city journal that pairs national landmarks with museums, waterfront evenings, and modern interiors.
Read the Kuwait City archive journal
Macao · July 2018
A compact walk from Senado Square to the Ruins of St Paul’s through Macao’s historic centre.
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Ho Chi Minh City · 2025
Independence Palace and a separate journey through the forest landscape at Củ Chi.
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Hanoi · 2025
Citadel walls, a modest stilt house, lake temples, and the cathedral quarter.
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Da Nang · 2025
A full mountain day of cable-car views, shifting mist, gardens, and games.
Read the Đà Nẵng journal
Hội An · September 2025
Market lanes and ochre streets shift into reflections and small boats after dark.
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Quảng Ninh · 2025
Hạ Long Bay’s limestone towers lead to the vast chambers of Sửng Sốt Cave.
Read the Hạ Long Bay journal