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An elephantine day at Yala National Park Travelling through Sri Lanka’s second-largest national park, which has been the cornerstone of the island nation’s wildlife Written by Arefa Tehsin Play Time by Adityavikram More The sky yawns, and the sun rises from a recurring dream. Yala doesn’t have to wake up. It never sleeps. The calls of langurs,... Continue Reading →
Conde Nast Traveller: On the Islands of Adam's Bridge, Millions of Birds Find a Home Snaps by Adityavikram More DESTINATIONS On the islands of Ram Setu, millions of birds find a home The Dancing Islands between India and Sri Lanka are a transient home for 15 million migratory birds BY AREFA TEHSIN 3 April 2024 On... Continue Reading →
Luxor by Adityavikram More A journey through Egypt, ponderous with history, yet weightless like a dream A cradle of civilisation, ancient Egypt was at the helm of military and cultural might. Everywhere you turn to, you can see the imprint of its glorious past Written by Arefa Tehsin Updated: July 20, 2023 16:56 IST On the... Continue Reading →
A brush with beauty and mortality in Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon With its druk, dzong and datshi, holidays in the landlocked Himalayan country offer a glimpse of forever Written by Arefa Tehsin | Updated: July 24, 2022 6:30:29 am A Walk in the Clouds: Tiger's Nest Monastery (Credit: Adityavikram More) Peace is... Continue Reading →
October 14, 2020 A bright blue day at Passikudah by Adityavikram More In the recent history, the eastern coast of Sri Lanka has suffered the hot wrath of war and the cold rage of the Boxing Day Tsunami. Then, when all was looking up, like the sun that rises from the depths of the sea... Continue Reading →
Postcard-perfect: A heady hybrid of a European town in a tropical place. (Photo by: Adityavikram More) The quaint charms of Sri Lanka’s Galle Fort A stellar example of a fort city made by Europeans in South and Southeast Asia, Galle Fort is a Unesco World Heritage site. Written by Arefa Tehsin | New Delhi... Continue Reading →
Why the Knuckles Mountain Range is one of Sri Lanka’s most difficult hikes With cloud forests, grasslands and semi-evergreen rain forests, it has the climatic microcosm of the rest of the island. Written by Arefa Tehsin | New Delhi | Updated: February 2, 2020 Photographs by Adityavikram More One of the most difficult hikes... Continue Reading →
It was happy summer afternoon when Aditya and I were driving down on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway. We had our holiday hat on. Suddenly, a vision surfaced - a horse trotting right towards us! After our near fatal accident, Aditya decided to take on the road authorities and fought a case against them for the last... Continue Reading →
What Draws City Dwellers to go on a Camping Trip Written by Arefa Tehsin | Updated: May 5, 2019 Photographs: Adityavikram More Open skies: The chance to experience solitude, even when enjoying the camaraderie of friends, is what attracts city dwellers to camping. (Photos: Adityavikram More) Coming from a family of naturalists and some of the... Continue Reading →
Living Among Lions By Arefa Tehsin Photos by Adityavikram More In Kenya, where the wild is nigh, and the head held high Caption: Sights and sounds: (From top) A cheetah mother with her young ones. (Photo: Adityavikram More)My introduction to Kenya was through two real-life stories — the man-eaters of Tsavo and my father’s Zanzibar-wale... Continue Reading →
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