Varanasi needs no introduction for the street and people photographers. It is called the most ancient living city on earth. Both of my visits were amazingly memorable. As I traveled down the narrow lanes or walked across the ghats (steps on the river bank) series of movie-like scenes got unfolded from dawn till dusk....

Rajasthan was always a dream destination for me and my partner in crime. Just one visit was surely not enough to cover everything. Rather I should say, no one can entirely explore Rajasthan in one lifetime.  So we limited this visit to street, culture and few forts. Call me 'biased' but other than India...

Candi Borobudur (Borobudur temple) is a 9th century temple in central Java. It was abandoned, found and restored several times. Thomas Stamford Raffles excavated it out with help of his engineers when the site became famous, now this is one of the prominent UNESCO world heritage sites. The entire site is a terrific example of engineering combined...

Just back from the heaven on earth. My dream to see a volcano looks to be suddenly coming true as I keep on hopping from one to another volcanic regions. After Jogjakarta, now this was time for Mount Bromo, Batok, Semeru, Raung and Ijen in Indonesia. They are parts of the Pacifc ring of...