Norway ’s tumultuous relationship with the sea has written some of the most defining chapters in maritime history. We learnt these on a tour of Oslo’s museums. Check out the complete article on Travel+Leisure here. When I visited Norway last summer, I didn’t know how important the sea was to this small nation so close to the…
Resort owner Samit Sawhny talks about founding Barefoot at Havelock in the Andamans and the challenges facing the islands as they open up. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2019 edition of Action Asia magazine featuring Barefoot Havelock, Andamans. What first brought you to Havelock Island? I came to Havelock as a backpacker, in…
This article has originally appeared in the March 2020 edition of National Geographic Traveller India.
Travel often leads to interesting encounters with strangers some of which turn into lasting friendships. So it was when I arrived in Warsaw on my first FAM trip in September 2015. On my first night out, I struck up a conversation with a quirky but charming Iranian émigré, Nima Moghaddam, sitting at a table next…
A SCOUTING VIEW OF THE DREADED RAPID CALLED THE WALL At the ATOAI annual convention in January this year, I was lucky enough to win a two-night stay at Bull’s Retreat, the home base camp on the Ganga of Mercury Himalayan Explorations, founded by my friend Akshay Kumar. I cut my teeth white-water rafting on…
Be it adventure sports in Trøndelag or scenic landscapes in Stokkøya—Norway is an experience you won’t ever forget. This article was originally published in the “National Geographic Traveller India” in November 2019 edition. Check it here. I am crouched down behind a large granite boulder, just out of sight of a giant shaggy creature that looks like…
In July 2019 I spent a month in a Summer Chinese Program, co-held by the College of Intensive Chinese Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University and the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Hong Kong, as my first initiation into my MBA Program at HKU. The only trip that I had previously made to…
Motoring through the Aravallis after the monsoon has set in is a special experience. The dusty hills come alive with their new coats of green, like sheep growing back their fleece after the hot summer in preparation for the winter to come. Leaving the urban sprawl of Jaipur behind, my daughter Mallika and I drive…
Oslo often gets overlooked in favour of Stockholm and Copenhagen by visitors to Scandinavia. But being small and compact it has the advantage that you can quickly cover a lot of distance on foot and from a design standpoint, there is plenty of new and amazing architecture to see. Here’s our guide to the city.…
Watching Bangladesh play Pakistan at cricket isn’t exactly on my bucket list of things to do! But when the venue is Lord’s and the occasion is the World Cup that can definitely tip the balance. Being the beneficiary of a generous Bangladeshi fan who couldn’t make it, it was a surreal experience sitting among a…
