Havelis of Jaisalmer : Nathmal Ji Ki Haveli #EyesForRajasthan
One of the legends goes like this : two of the architects working on the King’s Palace, started building this Haveli on their time off. The King couldn’t slumber peacefully…
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To Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, by Road. October 2021
Delhi to Jaisalmer by road, takes approximately 12-14 hours driving time – assuming you do not take a break every 30 minutes. The drive is certainly made better if it’s…
Narendra Bhawan Bikaner, July 2020
Let me preface by saying that just because I’m writing about traveling during the pandemic, you must not take it as a suggestion to travel as well. We all have…
Stress-Free at Suryagarh #40and10in2020
How many times have most of us had this thought : “I need another vacation to recover from this one.” I say this ALL the time. Vacations are exhausting. That’s…
Home Is Where The Heart Is #40and10in2020
And heart is where the friends are. So, home is where the friends are. Pedal to the metal. Growing up, the concept of “friendship” was based on what I saw…
My Favourite Things at Narendra Bhawan, Bikaner #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
Looking at the number of photo stories I’ve done from the city of Bikaner, it seems that we did more touristy things in Bikaner than we did in Jaisalmer. Very…
Merchants’ Trail, Rampuria Havelis, Bikaner #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
We did a LOT of things in Bikaner. Narendra Singh Bhawan had arranged for a bunch of trails across the city. We’d already visited Bikaji Ki Tekri, seen the Sadul…
Lunch at Laxmi Niwas #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
After visiting Bikaji Ki Tekri and the Sadul Singh Museum, the Narendra Bhawan team had planned lunch for us at the Laxmi Niwas Palace. There’s some insanely beautiful and intricate…
Sadul Singh Museum #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
After we’d visited Bikaji Ki Tekri, the next stop on the itinerary was Sadul Singh Museum, right next to the Laxmi Niwas Palace, where lunch had been arranged for us…
Bikaji Ki Tekri #NAINAxNarendraBhawan #EyesForRajasthan
Above, Narendra Bhawan looking lovely with the blue sky, clouds and a riot of Bougainvillea flowers. On our second day in Bikaner, the hotel had planned a bunch of experiences…
#CoverUp 97 #NAINAxNarendraBhawan #EyesForRajasthan
( All images are clickable for viewing in larger sizes. ) If I had been a guest of Maharaja Narendra Singh, and I’d been invited to stay over at the…
Bye Suryagarh! Hello Narendra Bhawan! #EyesForRajasthan #NAINAxNarendraBhawan
( All images are clickable for viewing in larger sizes. ) As much as Suryagarh was the epitome of luxury and luxurious experiences, Narendra Bhawan in Bikaner was the epitome…
Lunch at an Oasis, Jaisalmer #NAINAxSuryagarh
Previous photo stories from this trip : – #CoverUp personal style feature that was photographed at Suryagarh ;– recorded one episode of my podcast, The Naina Redhu Experience, from the roof of my…
Dinner on The Dunes #NAINAxSuryagarh
( As always, all images are clickable if you’d like to view larger versions – especially the panorama ones and the ones with the stars. ) Our second day at…
Welcome to Suryagarh ( #EyesForRajasthan Day 03 ) #NAINAxSuryagarh
What do you do when you visit a place that’s supposed to be a hotel but feels like home? ( And not just because you’re working on a gig with…
#CoverUp 96 #NAINAxRayBan #NAINAxPureGhee at Suryagarh, Jaisalmer #EyesForRajasthan
Sometimes, the colours just work. Jaisalmer is known as the “Golden City” because of the yellow stone and the color of the sand dunes. The wonderful “hotel” we were being…
#EyesForRajasthan Day 03 : Jaisalmer War Museum
So far, I’ve blogged photographs from Day One of this trip, which was the drive from Delhi to Jaipur and the #CoverUp edition I shot with Trunks Company. Day Two…
#EyesForRajasthan Day 02 : Jaipur to Jodhpur
We could have driven straight from Delhi to Jaisalmer but the Jaipur and Jodhpur pit-stops were made to meet friends. My parents’ friends. As I’ve already mentioned previously, I love…
#39a The Naina Redhu Experience : Monetizing Blogs #SpecialEdition #NAINAxSuryagarh
This special edition of #TheNainaRedhuExperience comes from the deserts of Rajasthan. I recorded this atop the roof of my room at Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. A bunch of questions and emails…
Traveling to Jaipur : #CoverUp 95 #EyesForRajasthan #EyesForDestinations
What does one do when there’s a chance for work-trip to Rambagh Palace to soak in the beautiful work of Trunks Company? One signs up of course! We reached Jaipur…
Magnetic Fields Festival, Day Three
I always carry my own coffee with me whenever I’m traveling. But this trip to Magnetic Fields Festival, even though I was carrying my stash, I didn’t even look at…
SCOTTIE by @chiaroscurobags #CoverUp 93 #MadeInIndia
Bag : SCOTTIE in Burnt Sienna by Chiaroscuro Bags. Long jacket : Raiman Okudart Sweatshirt : Live Heroes White tee : Kapda by Urvashi Kaur Photos by Akanksha Redhu After…
John Varvatos Vintage #FragranceOfTheMonth
At Bangkok airport, when we were returning to Delhi, we didn’t plan for how large the airport shopping area is. After spending nearly an hour at the international fragrances section…
Magnetic Fields Festival, Day Two
Some photographs from inside the tent we were living in at the festival. Water supply is from a borewell – we were in the tent right next to it –…