Charukesi Ramadurai

Here's a question for writer folks: when struggling with writer's block, do you ever go back to a story you wrote ages ago and read it again, just to say - "Ok, so I CAN write. I can do this. Deep breath." No? Only me? Ok then. #freelancejournalist

Want to see cherry blossoms, but daunted by Japan's costs and crowds in peak season. Try South Korea instead. For @NikkeiAsia, I wrote about gorgeous Gyeongju, the museum without walls. https://t.co/z3jdONbFiL

For Travel + Leisure, I wrote about the unique, fascinating ecosystem of Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania - a forest Ernest Hemingway described as “the loveliest I have ever seen in Africa.” https://t.co/BZPqomFVga

Travelling solo is wayyyyyy better than travelling with someone who’s not in the same wavelength as you. It’s the latter that can make you feel lonely and miserable, even in your dream destination #solotravel

So I stood in minus 15 C temperature, at an altitude of 3,700 meters, hoping for a glimpse of the elusive snow leopard. While I eventually saw one, the waiting gave mean important lesson in mindfulness. https://t.co/UzkWzQDw6X

Recently came across something Anthony Bourdain (purportedly) said and it resonated so hard - “Travel is not a reward for working, it's an education for living”. Yes, absolutely ✈️

It was a winter wonderland in #Armenia - at Dilijan pass, the unexpected snowfall in late winter was magical ❄️ https://t.co/w3Q8w9pARv

My December trip to Ladakh in search of the elusive snow leopard turned into a lesson in mindfulness (and I saw two snow leopards, so yaaaay!). I wrote about this exhilarating, challenging experience for @NikkeiAsia. https://t.co/UzkWzQCYhp

Night falls silently on Mount Kazbegi - the view from my room at 9pm #Georgia https://t.co/AlyrrMFPz6

Snowy days in Kazbegi #Georgia https://t.co/8FKTxOYvN4

For my latest story for @NatGeo, I explored Xian’s magnificent city walls, delving into its history and present day form as an urban park. https://t.co/z2Ok3kDU5w

Journalist request: What are the best wellness retreats in India? Think mainly yoga and Ayurveda - doesn’t have to be fancy but that helps. Bring it on please!

The Kandy to Ella train ride is considered one of the best things to do in #SriLanka. It takes you past lush tea estates and roaring waterfalls and yawning valleys, small towns and villages, tiny train stations where this train is probably the most event every day. https://t.co/ADEzhh82wi

The nine lives of Bandra

Vir Das @thevirdas

I think I understand it now. They're digging up Bandra non-stop for the next five years to find the bandra from five years ago that is buried under it.

Each time I think mainstream media can’t sink any lower, I’m proven wrong.

Sanitary Panels @sanitarypanels

TOI really said… https://t.co/Ax4C5gkzbs

The colours of Sri Lanka’s tea country 💚 https://t.co/ppsUKcrbci

Freelance journalism is the living definition of screaming into the void <end of rant>