My First… Earthquake

The author reflects on personal experiences with earthquakes during travels, detailing memorable tremors in Japan, India, and Pakistan. They recount living in Japan and frequently feeling tremors, including instances of larger quakes. The piece also touches on an early earthquake experience in Delhi and the reactions shared with fellow travelers, highlighting the mix of excitement and anxiety.

Pensive in Peshawar

Have you ever been to a place and you never quite felt settled? I’m talking in travelling terms here – where you spent your few days there somewhat unsure about the place and the people you met? And the experiences you had? Well, that was how I felt in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. Now …

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When I carried on up the Khyber!

For anyone familiar with the ‘Carry On’ films, there’s one of the best (it helps if you have an appalling taste in humour) called ‘Carry on Up the Khyber’. Which I am using to segue from my title to my actual post here. 2004, as part of my crossing from Dhaka to Europe by land, …

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