Charukesi Ramadurai

Freelance journalist : India | Malaysia

destinations

6 continents; 55 countries; 22 Indian states; over 500 published travel stories…

EUROPE | NORTH AMERICA | SOUTH AMERICA | ASIA | OCEANIA | AFRICA | EURASIA | INDIA

EUROPE

United Kingdom
~ Apunting we go on the Cam
~ A food walk in London’s East End
~ Remembering World War I
~ Midsummer madness at Chester

Ireland
~ Go veg in Dublin
~ Of poets and pints
~ A guide to literary Dublin
~ From a Galway gal
~ No rhyme or reason in Limerick

Belgium
~ Footloose in Flanders
~ The delights of Belgian desserts
~ Antwerpian shopping

Spain
~ Adrift in Andalusia
~ The moor’s past high
~ Summer wine from the south of Spain
~ A white village in the hills
~ On the Hammam trail in Andalusia
~ Fifty shades of white

Portugal
~ Lisbon Lite
~ Following fado in Portugal
~ Porto of Call
~ Painting the town blue

Italy
~ Florence shopping
~ Eating in Rome
~ A Rome food walk
~ See Naples and sigh

France
~ La Vie en Rose Toulouse
~ Food war in a French village
~ A French Facelift
~ High Fliers
~ Finding Bacchus in Bordeaux
~ A film lovers’ guide to Paris
~ We’ll always have Paris
~ Chasing castles
~ A Provence holiday
~ Falafels in Paris
~ A moveable commune

Hungary
~ It’s bath time in Budapest

Denmark
~ In a happy place
~ City of the future
~ Springing a leek
~ The cycle of life
~ Once upon a time

Finland

~ Hug a tree for better health
~ An ode to Oodi
~ Midsummer Madness
~ Song of the sauna
~ Sauna side up
~ A fairy tale in Finland

The Netherlands
~ ‘Tis time for tulips
~ 48 hours in Amsterdam

Switzerland
~ The tramp who lives on Jungfrau
~ Away from City Lights
~ An ode to Roteli
~ Learning to play the alphorn in the Swiss Alps
~ The curious case of Chur
~ A little Swiss secret
~ Lucerne, the quiet charmer
~ The sound of Swiss music
~ High up in Heidiland
~ Discover Appenzell

Slovenia
~ Living the Slo’ life
~ Loving Ljubljana

Czech Republic
~ 5 must-dos in Prague
~ Go veggie in Prague
~ Bohemian Rhapsody
~ Discover Cesky Krumlov

Austria
~ The Grand Dame Vienna
~ The sound of Salzburg
~ The hills are alive
~ The many charms of Vienna
~ Austria’s Lake District

Croatia
~ Where the walls have years
~ Where everyday is Christmas

Serbia
~ A Serbian surprise

Turkey
~ Home is where Artemis is
~ Crossroad of the world
~ A Bosphorus cruise
~ Whirling dervish out of whirl
~ Give Istanbul a whirl

NORTH AMERICA

The USA

~ Utah’s Rock Stars
~ Monument to nature

~ An Art (Deco) Attack in Miami

~ Communing with California’s redwoods
~ San Fran’s Famous Five
~ San Francisco in 12 Hours
~ City by the bay
~ Enter the dragon’s gate
~ So long, Sonoma!

~ All that jazz
~ The sound of N’Awlins
~ The birthplace of American Jazz
~ It’s N’Awlins Y’All!

~ Beyond Vegas
~ The adventures of Mark Twain
~ Lonely roads, take me home
~ Alice in Vegasland
~ The road less travelled

~ Up in the air
~ The wheels of time
~ Sex and the city
~ Getting arty at Roger Smith
~ A weekend in New York
~ A slice of the Big Onion

Canada
~ Falling for the Niagara
~ Walking on thin ice
~ On the rocks

Mexico
~ Mexico City’s Parisian Panache
~ 24 hours in Mexico City
~ It’s all Maya
~ Viva Vegatariana!

Cuba

~ The revolutionary road
~ Time stops in Trinidad
~ Hemingway’s Cuban affair
~ 24 hours in Havana


SOUTH AMERICA

Peru
~ Into the land of the Incas
~ Seeking wellness at Machu Picchu
~ Of Incan Mojo
~ Navel gazing in Peru
~ Looking for Ollantaytambo
~ The Peruvian Line Safari

ASIA

Bhutan
~ Decoding Bhutan’s Love Affair with Chili Peppers
~ Shoot at sight
~ Charge of the mad monk
~ On a wing and a prayer

Oman
~ The long walk home
~ Where beauty has an address

Israel
~ Northern delights in Israel
~ Tales from Tel Aviv
~ 48 Hours in Tel Aviv
~ Finding method in Jerusalem’s madness
~ What’s cooking in Israel
~ Notes from Tel Aviv

Jordan
~ All’s swell in Amman
~ The mystery of Petra
~ The mosaic town of Madaba

The Maldives
~ Into the great blue
~ The blue lagoon

Myanmar
~ Afloat on Inle Lake
~ Temples of splendour
~ It’s always soup o’clock in Myanmar
~ A vegetarian’s guide to Myanmar
~ Twirling with the Moustache Brothers

Nepal

~ Back in the game
~ Kathmandu reconsidered

China
~ Cities of two tales

Indonesia
~ Balinese bliss
~ In good faith
~ Beyond Bali’s beaches

Japan
~ Know your kimono
~ Not just a cup of tea
~ The two faces of Tokyo

Cambodia
~ 5 must-dos in Siem Reap
~ Shifting shapes
~ Beyond Angkor, what?
~ The temples of Angkor

Malaysia
~ Malacca Straits
~ A walk over the woods

Sri Lanka

~ Three ways to see Colombo
~ Tranquility at Tangalle
~ The curd is all about the pot
~ Changing its spots
~ Calm in a tea cup
~ On the tea trail in Nuwara Eliya
~ 5 reasons to visit Colombo
~ An uneven path to peace

UAE

~ The Dubai that was
~ Spilling the beans
~ Life in the slow lane
~ Offbeat food experiences in Dubai
~ Doing Dubai my way
~ The city of superlatives
~ Beyond the malls


OCEANIA

Australia
~ Victoria’s Secrets
~ Melbourne’s mysteries
~ A waddle on the wild side
~ Melbourne Must-dos
~ The heart of Melbourne
~ Roos of the game
~ KI Must-dos
~ Where the’ roos rule

New Zealand
~ A zeal for the north
~ Explore Christchurch
~ Southern comfort
~ Country roads
~ Back on its feet, and dancing

AFRICA

Zambia
~ Great thundering smoke
~ Game for Zambia
~ What a fall!

Kenya
~ Mindfulness in the Mara
~ Where the wild things are

The Seychelles
~ The nut that looks like a butt
~ 50 shades of Seychelles
~ Colours of the Carnaval

Egypt
~ Gift of the Nile
~ After the spring

South Africa
~ A bit of bunny chow
~ Trophy hunting
~ Losing the fear of flying
~ African Spafari


EURASIA

Azerbaijan
~ Shebeke and the Silk Road
~ 24 Hours in Sheki
~ Rock and stroll


INDIA

Sikkim
~ Kanchenjunga Dreams
~ On a high note
~ The perfect Sikkim itinerary
~ Stranger in my country

Punjab
~ Food for the soul

Meghalaya
~ Gambling with bows and arrows
~ A trip to India’s cleanest village
~ Shillong’s obsession with Bob Dylan
~ In the abode of clouds
~ A quick guide to Shillong

Assam
~ In search of the one-horned rhino

Tamil Nadu
~ A perfect weekend in Ooty
~ How Chennai has discovered its inner coolth
~ The heart cooler in a glass
~ A sea change
~ Where the past is present
~ India’s Scandinavian secret
~ My kind of place: Ooty
~ Master of arts
~ The French Connection
~ A slice of Danish history
~ Eat like a local: Madurai
~ Keeping it reel
~ Meenakshi on my mind
~ Madurai is My Kind Of Place
~ The Chola temple circuit
~ A guide to Chettinadu

Andhra Pradesh
~ From Hyderabad to Cyberabad
~ Time’s own trinket
~ Pearl of the south
~ 5 must-dos in Hyderabad
~ The temple that time forgot at Lepakshi

Karnataka
~ Where the stones sing
~ A weekend in Hampi
~ A journey into coffee country
~ On the rocks
~ Ten hours from Bangalore to Mysore?
~ Where wild things wander
~ Sun, sand and spirituality in Gokarna
~ The united colours of Hampi
~ The Chalukya temples
~ 5 must-dos in Bangalore

Kerala
~ God’s own greens
~ An arty pilgrimage
~ Spice Queen: Fort Kochi
~ A rainy afternoon at Bekal
~ Quick guide to Fort Kochi
~ The snake boat race

Rajasthan

~ Not just desert
~ Never changing its spots
~
Master craftsmen of Churu
~ The many shades of Shekhawati
~ My quick guide to Bikaner
~ Past continuous in Bikaner
~ Flights of fancy in Bharatpur
~ Jaipur in 12 hours
~ Time travel in Shekhawati
~ Tiger spotting in Ranthambhore
~ Jaipur is My Kind Of Place
~ On the UNESCO world heritage list
~ The dream of Bundi
~ Celebrating culture in Jodhpur

Madhya Pradesh
~ A study in sepia
~ Song of the marble rocks
~ The mystery of Khajuraho
~ Where the Jungle Book comes to life
~ Monumental love
~ Silent forest, teeming life
~ Burning bright again in Panna
~ The romance of Mandu
~ A quick guide to Orchha

Goa
~ Revisiting the past
~ India’s most content people?
~ Vegging it out in Goa

Maharashtra
~ On the trail of a tigress
~ On Maya’s Trail
~ Mumbai, step by step
~ City of small things
~ Clockwork couriers
~ Calm on the Konkan coast

Delhi and around
~ A quiet morning at Jama Masjid

Gujarat
~ Responsible shopping in Kutch
~ Desert rose
~ My kind of place: Ahmedabad

Orissa
~ Golden triangle of the East
~ The wheel of time

Himachal Pradesh
~ All roads lead to Eden
~ Memories of Mcleodganj
~ 50 years of the Dalai Lama in India

Uttar Pradesh

~ How to get the best out of Lucknow
~ Rocking it in Rishikesh
~ Agra beyond the Taj Mahal
~ Shortcut to salvation in Varanasi

Uttarakhand
~ The Kumaon Connection
~ The hills are alive
~ Wind beneath my wings
~ Call of the wild

Kashmir
~ Paradise rediscovered
~ Wind in the willows
~ Quiet flows the Lidder

Ladakh
~ Winter wonderland
~ Glamping in Ladakh
~ Tso far, tso good
~ Photoessay on Buddhism in Ladakh
~ A Ladakh photoessay
~ On the monastery trail