The great thing about Goa is that it is always changing. It is an amazing hub of creativity and innovation, attracting people from all over India – and the world – who want to try something new. For various reasons, I couldn’t return to Goa, which I consider my second home, in 2023 and so…
This article appeared in New Zealand Herald on January ’24. You can see the original print here. The Great Lakes of Kashmir (GLK) trek had been on my bucket list for a very long time. Arguably the prettiest trek we have in India, it encompasses a trail that passes by seven alpine lakes in Kashmir,…
This article appeared online in Outlook Traveller on December 23rd ’23. You can see the original digital print here. Festivals, known as ‘tsechus,’ are integral to Bhutanese culture. While they are great social events where entire communities come together to celebrate, they also carry tremendous spiritual significance, as the Bhutanese believe that by attending these…
This article appeared in Condé Nast Traveller on November 18th ’23. You can see the original digital print here. On a sunny autumn day, our little convoy of SUVs drives out of Srinagar. We skirt the sparkling waters of the Dal Lake and set course for Sonamarg and the Zojila Pass, the narrow chicken’s neck connecting the…
This article appeared in Golf Plus on June ’23. You can see the original digital print here. I was invited to play on some of Spain’s finest golf courses on the Costa del Sol which stretches along Spain’s southern edge. This region boasts 70 of Spain’s four hundred courses the highest concentration in all of…
This article appeared in The Leela Magazine for the Winter ’23 edition. You can see the original digital print here. Spain is a fascinating country, but undoubtedly the most enthralling region is the southernmost province of Andalucía. While it is famous for its flamenco and bullfighting, the most important reason to visit Andalucía is the…
This article appeared in New Zealand Herald on February ’24. You can see the original print here. In the pantheon of great American cities, New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) occupies its own very special niche. With its diverse strands of Native American, French, West African, and Spanish cultures and languages all coming together to produce the…
In February 2022, my wife, Saroj, and I took a driving tour of the Coromandel coast to explore the lost empire of the Cholas. The word Coromandel is an anglicization of cholamandalam; in Tamil this means the realm of the Chola kings. Along the way, we discovered many unexpected treasures and came to appreciate a…
