I have now been in Goa long enough to know that Mojigao is an Israeli restaurant, not a village in North Goa. The other day at a house party in Anjuna, somebody asked me how long I had been here. This is the kind of question you get asked all the time in Goa since everybody…
Families planning long stays in Goa quickly find out that there are only so many sandcastles the kids would like to build. And helpful as they are, the kids’ clubs at the star-hotels can’t keep them busy through the week and the weekend. Thankfully, Goa is blessed with nature’s bounty and is a great place…
This article appeared in The Hindu on February 09, 2021. You can view the original article here. In search of the majestic ‘141’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna National Park, a brush with brawling langurs, dainty deer and confused pheasants Spotting the king of the Indian jungle in the wild is an experience in learning about…
In July, as the threat of Covid-19 ebbed, the Goa government declared the popular Indian state open to domestic tourism following months of lockdown. Since then, thousands of travelers have flocked to this safe beach haven. Daytime traffic jams are back and decibel levels have risen at local nightclubs as the party returns to Goa.…
Relatively less explored with a landscape that enthrals, the Dzukou Valley in Nagaland is a paradise that can make even the most discerning trekker an ardent fan. In the winter of last year, as I was planning my first extensive tour of the Northeast, I was advised by David Angami, founder of the adventure travel outfit India Trail,…
the Battle for Kohima-Imphal, which was a decisive turning point in the war. It ended with the first major defeat suffered by Japanese forces in the Burma theater and thwarted their ambitious plans to invade India. In fact, in 2013 it was voted by the National War Museum as Britain’s greatest battle ahead of the more celebrated engagements…
My first ever trip to India’s magical and mysterious Northeast began with a phone call from Prabir Banerjea, the affable CEO of Wild Mahseer www.wildmahseer.com inviting me to visit and write about their amazing tea tourism venture. And so began a complex tour which took me through Assam and Nagaland with wonderfully varied experiences that…
A tour through Northeast India is often overlooked by travellers because of the distance and expense of travel to this remote part of India. Secondly, unlike Rajasthan, the sightseeing highlights of this region are scattered over a large area making the trip a larger investment in time and effort. However it is such a fascinatingly…
This article first appeared in print on March 2, 2003 in the Travel Section of the New York Times with the headline: RIDING THE WILD BRAHMAPUTRA. You can check out the original article here. It happened in an instant. One second we were riding a huge wave on the Brahmaputra River, our raft angled sharply upward. 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…
