In celebration of World Smile Day, a photo essay featuring some of the smiling faces we have encountered during our travels around Asia.
India Blog Posts
Travel Shot: Tea pickers near Darjeeling in India
Have you stopped to think about the process involved in getting that tea from leaves on a bush into your mug or cup? Meet the tea pickers of Darjeeling…
The Indian moustache … still very much in fashion
The Indian moustache is still very much in fashion. In India! It seems sometimes that every post-puberty male in India has a moustache of some kind.
Somewhere different… Mathura, India
It’s surprising more travellers don’t visit Mathura, a laidback, off-the-beaten-path town, which is so close to one of India’s most-visited cities!
In photographs … Magnificent Ladakh
A photo essay featuring images that capture the beauty of Ladakh, one of India’s most photogenic regions, in the heart of Himalayas.
Northern India Itinerary: Delhi to Kolkata by train
This Northern India Itinerary takes you from Delhi to Kolkata by train and is a great introduction to India, combining icon sights with a few hidden gems.
Varanasi – Love it or Hate it, but there’s no in between … or is there?
For many travellers, Varanasi is a harsh smack in the face. You will either love it, or hate it, but rarely are visitors indifferent about their experience.
Faces of India – Portraits from Allahabad
Portrait photography of the many faces of India. It’s not just the diversity that draws us back to India time again, it’s also the people
Travel Shot | Expectant Faces at the Maha Kumbh Mela
Travel photography from India: a portrait of a woman and child taken at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad in 2013, the largest gathering on earth.
Travel Shot | High Court Street Typists in Kolkata, India
The High Court Street Typists in Kolkata … And all the while, there is the tap, tap, tap of the city’s street typists who have been plying their trade.
Travel Shot | Friendly Staff at Orchard Palace in Gondal, India
A Maharaja’s palace in the true sense, Orchard Palace Gondal (sometimes called the Huzoor Palace) in India’s Gujarat state is a wonderful heritage hotel.
Travel Shot | The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India
The most sublime temple in all India, is the Golden Temple in Amritsar. This site of worship is Sikhism’s holiest place of veneration; a marvel to behold.