This blog post chronicles a 2-day trek from Kumbakarai Falls to Kodaikanal, in the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Kodaikanal reminds me of my college years. Memories of field trips to the hill town come rushing in—endless conversations with friends, walks along winding paths, and bicycle rides around the lake. During those years, I dreamed of trekking from Kumbakarai to Kodaikanal along the old mountain trail. This steep footpath was the main route to Kodaikanal before the arriva

The Tashkent Metro stations are known for their Soviet-era design and strong visual identity. Their architecture combines monumental planning with regional influences. Each station is built around a specific theme. This guide explores the network’s notable stations. Alisher Navoi Station Marble columns, chandeliers, vaulted ceilings, decorative mosaics—you don’t feel like you’re in a metro station; rather, it feels as if you’re stepping into a palace or the lobby of a grand h

The Aral Sea disaster turned one of the world’s largest inland seas into a salty desert within a few decades. In Uzbekistan, former port towns like Moynaq now lie far from the Aral Sea waters, surrounded by a massive dried seabed—the Aralkum Desert—and rusting ships. This catastrophe was caused by the diversion of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya river waters for irrigation during the Soviet era, which resulted in huge ecological and economic adversities across the region. The Moy