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The Two Trip Rule

Published in Indian Express 12th July 2026 If you are a regular reader of this column, you also know that I have been to Tokyo more than five times now. And I can tell you with absolute certainty t

The Silk Road Cities

Published in Indian Express 5th July 2026 We launched the Trans-Siberian Explorer tour a few weeks ago, and for the better part of two months before that, along with the team, I was buried in maps

The Supermarket Is the Real Sightseeing

Published in Indian Express. Date 28th June, 2026 Every time I land in a new country, before the sightseeing, before the landmark photos, sometimes even before checking into the hotel, I find the n

The Intelligent City

Published in Indian Express. Date 21st June, 2026 I want to tell you about a rabbit hole I went down last week. It started innocently enough. I had been to Tokyo eight times. Eight. And yet, on

The Holiday That Almost Wasn’t

Published in Indian Express. Date 31st May, 2026 I want to start with a question. Think about your last holiday, not the photos you posted, not the highlights reel you narrated to friends and famil

Beyond The Stars

Published in Indian Express. Date 24th May, 2026 Of all the meals I have had while travelling, the one I return to most often costs less than two Singapore dollars. It is a breakfast. Kopi, Singapo

The Bags We Carry

Published in Indian Express on 10th May, 2026 I travel a lot, and I have started doing something slightly strange at airports. Instead of looking at departure boards or checking my phone while I wa

Reality > Expectations

Published in the Sunday Indian Express on 26 April 2026 When I first travelled to Japan, like most travellers, I thought I knew what to expect before I got there. We have all seen the images, cherr

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