Articles

  • 1 week ago | tribuneindia.com | Kunal Bhatia |Shuvajit Payne

    When flying into the Maldives, it’s hard not to be captivated by the aerial view of white islands floating like tiny organisms in the endless ocean. Landing in the capital Malé, it’s soon evident that Asia’s smallest country (its land area is about half of Mumbai) is blessed with some incredibly scenic geography across its 1,192 islands, of which less than 200 are inhabited.

  • 1 month ago | newindianexpress.com | Kunal Bhatia |Shuvajit Payne

    A brooding, stone-clad structure looms tall along North Broad Street in downtown Philadelphia. The Masonic Temple or the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, it possesses a stately appearance with an arched entryway, corbelled balconies, stained glass windows, and a soaring tower that could be straight out of a medieval castle.

  • 2 months ago | newindianexpress.com | Shuvajit Payne |Kunal Bhatia

    Nestled between the Arabian Sea and the soaring Dhofar Mountains, the city of Salalah in Oman is a striking anomaly in the Arabian Peninsula. An aerial view reveals stark contrast—vast arid stretches and sand dunes of the Rub’ al Khali Desert abruptly giving way to a sliver of green—especially during monsoon. Banana plantations line the streets and coconut palms sway along the coastline.

  • Oct 31, 2024 | magazine.airvistara.com | Kunal Bhatia |Shuvajit Payne |Mayuri Ghosh

    By KUNAL BHATIA AND SHUVAJIT PAYNE“You can never see all 15 rocks at once,” declared the caretaker at Ryoan-ji’s Zen garden, even as we strained our necks, not completely believing the genteel ojisan (uncle) who uttered these words. It shouldn’t be so tricky, we thought while shifting a few feet back and forth to get a complete view of the meticulously arranged rocks—each set out on patches of moss and surrounded by a bed of precisely raked white pebbles.

  • Sep 30, 2024 | magazine.airvistara.com | Shuvajit Payne |Kunal Bhatia |Mayuri Ghosh

    Family holidays make for the best memories! It’s so much fun to look back on those cherished moments while browsing through travel photo albums. And how much more unforgettable would those snippets be if you and your loved ones struck a pose against some of the most stunning settings across the world! Read on to know about gorgeous destinations you can visit, where there’s unending fun for your whole brood, with scenic locales to match.