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Emperor Norton
While on a hop-on hop-off tour of the city of San Fransisco, Zehen learned about Emperor Norton. Norton was a 19th century Englishman who...
Aug 7, 20181 min read


Traveling to one’s new self
The Amtrak was enroute from San Francisco to his final destination, New York. He was on the final leg of his one month long...
Jul 19, 20181 min read


That Long Hug
It had been a lovely evening. He was visiting her city for a day. He flew in that morning, had meetings during the day, and would fly...
Apr 15, 20162 min read


Lallison
On my US coast-to-coast Amtrak journey, I met many a wonderful people. None more interesting than this girl that I met on my train ride...
Feb 8, 20163 min read


Past-self pays visit!
I have always maintained that if people lay in the open under a moonlit star-studded night sky often enough, they would lead their life...
Apr 9, 20152 min read


Red Light District
“My time is very precious, honey. Don’t waste it.” Saying so, she slammed the door on his face and went to stand in front of the adjacent...
Mar 20, 20152 min read


Unmarked Grave
He found himself in front of a blank headstone. He looked deeply at the tombstone. He wondered about the person lying inside that...
Mar 17, 20151 min read


Travel therapy
Since I can remember, I have been very fond of traveling. Going to new places, meeting with new people, and exploring sights and cultures...
Mar 8, 20151 min read


Pehle AAP? Not again!
Before the last Delhi elections, I wrote about how I won’t vote for AAP. My key argument was that Delhi needs a specialist; and although...
Jan 28, 20151 min read


What would you do?
It was a hard day. I hadn’t slept much the previous night and it was an early start to the day. The good part was that I finished my...
Dec 23, 20143 min read


Why Travel?
‘Why do you travel? These short trips that you make every few months! Are you running away from something? Are you an escapist? Or are...
Oct 8, 20141 min read


The Fault in our Stars
He was going back to Amsterdam the next day from Lisbon. He would visit the Anne Frank House. It was meaningful for him to visit that...
Oct 5, 20141 min read


Safe-side
He proceeded from his destination metro station in Moscow to the train station for his onward journey to St. Petersburg. The helpful lady...
Sep 6, 20141 min read


Kinder than he had imagined!
The morning of May 24. He had landed in Russia, met an interesting person on flight, did his usual shenanigans at the baggage conveyor...
Sep 4, 20141 min read


Alina – A perfectionist in crumpled pants!
Happenstance you meet someone so interesting that they have the power to transform your belief in the inherent goodness in people. And...
Aug 8, 20141 min read


What if he had missed that train?!
Movies can be a great escape from the monotony of daily verve to the romanticism of wanderlust. The trouble is, as soon as you are out of...
Aug 6, 20141 min read


The Sunset
Sometimes you reach a place that fills your heart with abundance of a certain emotion. You are never quite sure though, what emotion and...
Aug 2, 20141 min read


Feminism in Russia!
A couple of interactions during the trip made him think deeply about feminism in Russia. First. He was travelling to Peterhof Palace and...
Jul 20, 20142 min read


Checking-out!
Excited and reflective, he reached the baggage-claim counter. Now, he would be guilty as charged for always spending more time than...
Jul 20, 20141 min read


Train or Flight?
He turned around after walking a few steps. She was standing where he’d left her. Probably for him to turn back and bid goodbye one...
Jul 20, 20141 min read
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