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Shila Desai
Aug 20, 20185 min read
How to pack for 3 months
I learned a thing or two about packing after being on the road for three months. Fitting outfits appropriate for meeting Maharajas...
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Shila Desai
Aug 14, 20183 min read
Being a respectful traveller in textile cultures
I recently stumbled upon an excellent guide by Clothroads on how to “Be a Star Textile Ambassador: How to Travel Sensitively and Sensibly...
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Shila Desai
Aug 6, 20182 min read
Eden, move over for the Garden of Assam
Tucked away in India’s northeast corner is the state of Assam. With its wide open spaces, silk weaving, tea plantations, and lush...
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Shila Desai
Jun 30, 20182 min read
Bhutanese baby yak wool weaving
Softer than soft. In Bumthang Valley, I discovered a textile treasure. Yak wool is typically coarse, but the babies born in early spring hav
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Shila Desai
Apr 14, 20184 min read
Sensational, Sensorial Morocco
Sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and touch. We predict you will fall in love and plan your return even before you leave.
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Shila Desai
Apr 6, 20183 min read
Nuts and Bolts of a Botswana Safari
Nuts and Bolts of a Botswana safari. We tell you the way it is, straight up.
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Shila Desai
Jan 1, 20183 min read
Dunes, desert, and ingenious wildlife
Namibia: Sleeper hit from a travel-packed year Arriving in Windhoek, we wondered if we’d got it wrong. After a Botswana safari and the...
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Shila Desai
Dec 31, 20171 min read
Where Angels Dare Fly
Victoria Falls, swimming the Devil's Pool
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Shila Desai
Dec 31, 20171 min read
2017 - photos from a travel-packed year
E.Y.H.O. Travels - 2017 in Review Remote deserts of North West India to lush Tamil Nadu/Kerala; Myanmar including newly open Chin State;...
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Shila Desai
Dec 31, 20174 min read
Back to Africa (Botswana)
There’s something primal about Africa that calls to all of us. Although our November trip to Botswana was a dry-run, four friends...
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Shila Desai
Dec 6, 20175 min read
Mumbai Meanderings
Early arrivals into Mumbai (Bombay) Here are some of my personal Mumbai favourites, no order of preference really. You will not be able...
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Shila Desai
Apr 14, 20173 min read
Eden, move over for the Garden of Assam
Tucked away in India’s “Wild East” is the state of Assam. With wide open spaces, silk weaving, tea plantations, and thriving wildlife...
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Shila Desai
Oct 1, 20152 min read
Souvenirs from Kutch - Part 2
Ahir embroidery from Kutch is not only a statement of broad cultural traditions, but on a micro level, it's a revelation of the embroide
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Saima Desai
Sep 6, 20153 min read
Souvenirs from the Kutch Desert
Many centuries ago, two Indian territories fought a long and vicious war. As the dust settled, the new king executed the defeated king....
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