Hidden down a steep alleyway off Ba Thang Tu street, stood my home for the next two nights in Dalat – a gorgeous red house with white railings and windows that had unobstructed views of south-central…
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An intricate topography of slithering lakes, interlocking mountain chains, ribbon-like roads zigzag the slopes, connecting the dotted villages, some 1,500 meters above sea level on the Langbian Plateau in the south-central Vietnamese highlands. The surrounding…
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Literally, every Couchsurfer knows this drill! A stranger pulls you off from a chaotic touristic area and provides you shelter and guidance at their home. They give you the mandatory tour, brief you with the dos…
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On the southeastern coast of Vietnam lies Southeast Asia’s most spectacular sand dunes that overlook the South China sea. Despite the stark beauty, there is no respite to the relentless movements on the immense…
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Vietnam. The word itself invokes images of conical hats made from palm leaves and bamboo, saffron-robed monks receiving alms, and streams of sputtering motorbikes pumping through the narrow streets like blood in a calcified artery. Ho…
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It’s a city full of dreamers and hard-working citizens, starlets and celebrities, hitmen and organised crime syndicates, homeless and crorepatis (millionaires), and lots and lots of people trying to live independent lives. Mumbai is also home to India’s most prestigious…