Author:

Hemant Soreng

Hoi An


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Exploring Travel

Vietnam: Flower Power, Tailor Town, Gastronomic Delights and other tales

By on October 20, 2013

“I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it…

Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom


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The Cambodian Temple Run

By on October 14, 2013

Circa 13 BCE: Somewhere in the present day South China Sea near the Mekong Delta.

2 out 3 ships that left the shores of the present day Kanyakumari, India towards…

Machu Picchu


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Peru: Empire of the Sun

By on December 10, 2012

Circa 2012 BCE: Somewhere in the present day Southwest Peru near the Pacific Ocean.
“Look grandpa, there’s a bright star up in the sky coming down.” The child shouts and…

Mt. Shitidhar


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Climbing Travel Trekking

Mt. Shitidhar Climbing Expedition: Zen and the Art of High-Altitude Mountaineering

By on September 25, 2012

Phaedrus, why do you climb mountains? 

I am tempted to reply with Bear Grylls’ (of Man vs. Wild TV series fame) response to a similar question – “if you ask…

Eiffel Tower


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Exploring Travel

A Desi in Paris: 25 Places to Explore

By on August 1, 2012

Exploring 25 places in Paris with A Desi

A view of this amazingly beautiful city of Paris through the eyes of A Desi, a fumbling and bumbling simpleton.

I have been…