Part of a trip that brought me to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Palau, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands before being cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic in Fiji. Sri Lanka – visited February 2020 – Sometimes I tend to squeeze in short visits to countries as I have […]
Part of a trip that brought me to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Palau, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands before being cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic in Fiji. Maldives – visited February 2020 – Writing about the Maldives is writing a tale of two countries. One is the […]
Part of a trip that brought me to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Palau, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands before being cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic in Fiji. India: The “End” of the Subcontinent – visited February 2020 – The moment I realize it’s cheaper I am sold. […]
I came to India in 2008 from Central Asia, where I had visited Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, my plan to visit Pakistan as well had failed. India Delhi comes as a shock. It starts with the taxi ride. To avoid all trouble, I take a prepaid airport taxi and still the guy […]