Santriani

Neon lights glistened quietly on the blackened waters of the river which snaked through the city’s concrete-jungle wilderness, culminating in an embrace of the glittering banks of the Marina Bay…

Thinking about a lot of things these days. (There’s not much else to do, all things considered.) To be perfectly honest, I am not generally someone who worries a lot…

Each time I put my pen to a blank page, it exhilarates and terrifies me. I never quite know what’s going to tumble out of the tip of my pen,…

Casa Hassan is a beautiful place to stay in, with pleasant, comfortable, Moroccan-style rooms, communal lounges and dining areas nestled away in so many corners, and a splendid rooftop terrace to…

Chefchaouen is a city awash with the serene colours of the seven seas and aglow with the whimsical brilliance of the summer skies. Follow me through the city’s medina and…

Photo: Candi Prambanan, Yogyakarta, 2016 For all the women who’re being paid their monthly week-long visit by Mr Red. For me, Mr Red’s impeccable timing is always such that it…

Sunset in Gili Air, Lombok, 2011. We’d spent a whole day swimming, sunbathing, and cycling around the island. It had been an amazing day, and we’d gone back to the…

Somewhere in the streets of Hiroshima, Japan 2016.  Sometimes I feel that the world Is burning And yet how can an ocean without horizon Be set aflame? Everything around me…

To me, the most beautiful part of Marrakech weren’t the souqs, which, for all the flurry of activity in the narrow, winding streets, proved to be a little noisy after a…

Marrakesh has a rustic sort of charm that rings of authenticity. Dusty tarmac roads hug low-rising apartments, shopping centres, train stations and libraries, all painted in the same earth-toned colours:…