This section brings together international travel writing from journeys beyond India. The pieces here range from reported travel stories to guides and jottings shaped by observation, interactions, research, destinations, and encounters.
Some posts focus on food and kitchens, others on architecture, neighbourhoods, or the social and cultural histories that surface while travelling. The collection has grown over time, sometimes reflecting return visits as much as many first impressions and interactions.
Plan a day trip from Bangkok to Ayutthaya temples and ruins, with this guide. Read interesting stories about Wat Mahathat and Buddha’s head, apart from Ayutthaya’s history.
A guide to visiting the Ayutthaya historical park on a day trip from Bangkok Read More »
What if rain were something to be welcomed rather than avoided — softened by colour and craft instead of umbrellas hurriedly pulled out of bags? I found myself thinking along these lines in Chiang Mai, where a visit to the Umbrella Village felt less like a sightseeing stop and more like a gentle revelation. Arriving
Unfurling Umbrellas: Inside Bo Sang Village, Chiang Mai Read More »
On a trip to Laos, just across the Mekong from Thailand’s Golden Triangle, I encountered a curious and slightly unsettling sight — bottles of rice wine with snakes and other critters preserved inside. Known as snake wine, this traditional infusion and unusual drink is rooted in local belief and folk medicine, and is today as
Snake Wine of Laos: Up Close with Bottled Snakes and Other Critters Read More »