Beer, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
In my defense, it was FREEZING! During my second wedding ceremony – on a freezing night in January – my brother-in-law had been entrusted with a flask of Jack Daniels.…
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Lichen, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
Above : it looks like a planet. Like you’re about to land on a alien planet. The terrain is rugged, but it looks hospitable. Soft even. It’s actually lichen on…
Desert Garden at The Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles
Botanical gardens are my favourite. This is Los Angeles too! I find it hard to imagine there’s anything beyond DownTown Los Angeles but there is. LA is HUGE. With mountains,…
Travel, Solitude & Loneliness
Not a a huge fan of traveling solo. Not a huge fan of traveling with someone either. I want to be on my own but I also want attention. And…
Before, During & After Adobe Max : Adobe’s Creativity Conference & My Personal Learnings
BEFORE MAX At first, when the Adobe blog post about the invited “Adobe Insiders” was published, I was excited to check out everyone’s profiles and look at their Instagram pages.…
Sunsets, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
Sunsets are a staple when in Ranikhet. There are some spots from where you can watch the Sun go down – without any other human intervention. That is rare at…
Crepe Myrtle, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
Having never noticed these trees on any of my previous visits to Ranikhet, I was shocked to find them everywhere once I HAD noticed. Lagerstroemia is usually known as CrapeMyrtle…
Globe Theater, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
This is Ranikhet’s Globe Theater. Now defunct. Plants growing in the ticket window and in between the seats. When my parents came to Ranikhet in 1978, (my Dad was posted…
Ranikhet Family Vacation, August 2019 #NAINAxRANIKHET
Some of you might know that #NAINAxRANIKHET is an annual ritual. There’s photographic documentation of this ritual on this blog since 2012. Before that, I’m not so sure. My parents…
Salt Shaker at Giani Dhaba, Gajraula #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
When my parents used to travel from Ranikhet to Delhi in the late 1970’s, on their motorcycle or scooter, they used to stop over at Giani Dhaba in Gajraula, Uttarakhand.…
Independence Day & World Photography Day PhotoWalk with Adobe India #AdobeLife #NAINAxADOBE
( Header Image above, by Ankit from Adobe India. ) India’s Independence Day ( 15th August ) and World Photography Day ( 19th August ) are only four days apart.…
New Delhi Railway Station, June, 2019
Some photographs of the New Delhi Railway Station ( NDLS ), photographed while shooting the Railway Look photo feature for TVoF. For the Street Style photographs from this commission, please…
Not Your Typical Travelers, Gangtok, May 2019 #EyesForDestinations
Lost count of the number of times our hosts asked us where we wanted to go “tomorrow”. And then when we said that we would probably end up going to…
National War Memorial, New Delhi
Considering the Indian Armed Forces first proposed a National War Memorial to the Indian Government in the Lord’s Year of 1960, this National War Memorial in New Delhi has been…
A Six Day Beach Vacation in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka #EyesForDestinations
No matter how hard we try, sister-sister vacation time is hard to squeeze into both our schedules. The last time we did something together, just the two of us, was…
Lebua Corbett Jungle Resort #EyesForDestinations #NAINAxLebua
Proactive service, where the host pre-empts and anticipates the requirements of their guests, is rare. Even though India is at the forefront of high levels of service in the hospitality…
Landscape Photographs : Driving to Ranikhet, 2018 #NAINAxRanikhet
Generally, I warm up my camera trigger finger once we’re out of Delhi and much closer to Ranikhet. The air is clearer closer to the hills. The photographs are greener.…
Colombia In India #EyesForDestinations
Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi hosted us ( Bharat and I ) for lunch that was prepared by two amazing Chefs from Colombia : Chef Juan Ortiz & Chef Alejandro…
My Top Five #EyesForDestinations Experiences #EyesForLuxury in DNA After Hours
In today’s print and online edition of DNA After Hours. Article is titled, “Epically Epicurean“. So far, what I consider to be my top five luxury experiences. What I wrote…
An Evening in Singapore : Gardens By The Bay #EyesForSingapore #EyesForDestinations
I was recently in Singapore for a gig with the wonderful Yotel Singapore and I stayed on in the city for a bit longer with my friend Julie. I had…
Gold & Africa #CoverUp #EyesForVietnam
104th Edition of #CoverUp Beehive bracelet by Shop Akira, finger ring from the MET Museum NY ( gift from a friend ) – both pieces of jewelry are non-precious metal,…
DSLR Photos of the Parents #NAINAxRanikhet
The more time I spend photographing with my smartphone, the more I want to get rid of my DSLR. But I doubt I will – at least not anytime soon.…
#EyesForVietnam Getting There, From India #EyesForDestinations
Great escape from the air pollution of Delhi. That was not the original plan of course. The original plan was to do a repeat of “annual vacation with the folks”…
My Yotel Singapore Staycation #NAINAxYOTEL #EyesForSingapore
If you go in expecting that the rooms are like luxury airline cabins, you will be very pleasantly surprised. The YOTEL concept is of hotel rooms that utilize space smartly,…