JEWELS OF ASIA
Travelling as some wise man said leaves you speechless and then turns you into a story teller. !!
It all began in the year 2013 when I started travelling around different cities for running these half and full marathons and also exploring cities and towns adjacent to Chennai on my cycle. Got into writing a little bit of my experience, interspersed with some photos on Facebook.
This kind of stayed on with me and during the time I went to Cambodia in 2016 for a short work assignment, I returned back armed with this bunch of amazing photographs shot across Angkor Wat and a few other exquisite locales in Cambodia and Vietnam.
And like most travelling folks do, splashed them on Facebook and just when it started getting a bit painful in answering so many of those inquisitive minds who were wanting to know the whereabouts of all these places, I wrote some paragraphs of text and left it as a prelude to the pictures.
Seeing the interwoven text and disconnected pictures, a good friend and college mate of mine, Atul Mathur suggested to me saying I should write a blog. And thus was born the idea in 2017-2018 of penning down these as Travelogues.
And having written my 5th blog, was wondering about why not have everything in a common placeholder which would give folks an idea of what theme they want their holidays to be centered around or choose from a mix of Adventure, Spiritual, Beaches, Mountains, Hill Stations, Wildlife and so much more. Thus was born the idea of creating this Website of my own. All credit again due to the same buddy who helped and guided me pick the various threads and weave them together.
The objective of building this was to help families and backpackers relive these journeys through my lens, share some of the do’s and don’ts and try and help microdetail the places of interest with some mind boggling snaps. Feel free to reach out to me at smohan760@gmail.com for any queries on travel or even if you have a suggestion to leave behind on what could be more resonating for you. While I would be adding more pages to this website, the objective was to share the multitude of travel experiences across different locales to give one a flavor and a perspective.
Would love getting into designing customized itineraries sometime in the future which would ease the efforts people otherwise have to put on narrowing down through looking up multiple places of websites for travel, food, places to see and so much more …. S.Mohan
And while traversing the length and breadth of India, South and South East Asia, I kept curating my own itineraries than be spoilt for choices on the net. Here is a bunch of those pictorial stories which I have put together on our memorable experiences which you can read and relive, get insights on the stays and the food, the places to see, some little bit of trivia and lots more!!
Wow Sirji..Amazing pics. And great write-ups. Hats off to your commitment!
Beautiful narrative and very sharp observations. Great experience and very good for people who love travelling and exploring 👌👏👏👏
Good….explore India, it’s really incredible
Thank you Mohan for chronicling your fascinating journey across so many breathtaking locations and monuments- I am hugely inspired to follow your playbook esp for the south india temple tours and Vietnam – you have so elegantly captured the beauty , serenity, uniqueness and aesthetic attributes of all the spots – it’s almost a virtual reality tour feel you have given us – kudos and much more success for longer and adventurous trips ahead 👍👍👍♥️♥️
Excellent and quite absorbing writings Mr.Mohan, I enjoyed every bit of your blogs which you had posted last year! Your Vietnam anecdotes still linger in my mind, the reading gave me the sensation of walking along with you. Keep up the great work!
Hi Mohan, I remember reading all of your blogs in ” Jewels of Asia” last year, it’s fascinating, absorbing, eloquent and above all provided a sensation of walking the tour along with you. Vietnam and the Sri Lanka anecdotes still linger in my mind. Keep up your passion high and do write more delightful Travelogues!
Amazing narration, keen observation and beautifully described. While reading I felt like I am traveling. You are explorer and full of wander lust. Keep it up sir, looking forward to many more such write-ups. Power to you 🙂
Wow! Very well written. Please keep adding
Great Blog. Amazing pics and awesome narrative.
Thanks Mohan for sharing your travel experience! Much appreciated.
Great effort Mohan. Pictures are great and inspires readers to visit these places and add them to their bucket list 👍
What a nice presentation Mohan. You have literally carried us with you with your words and pictures. Well documented. Congratulations
Visually inspiring. Lucid to the ears too. A masterpiece, Mohan.
Very well done, Mohan..excellent coverage and detailing.
Very well done Mohan.
Excellent coverage and detailing….
Amazing!! A perfect guide for travel to these places. The tips and points about fares, food, transport accomodation..detailed so well.. Thank you Mohan for taking us through …
Elegant travel book…..wonderful read with splendid photographs and graphic narration !
Beautifully chronicled journeys with some breathtaking pictures. I could experience the sites and sounds of these places without actually visiting. Well Done
It was a splendid experience traveling through your eyes – well depicted with apt photography- “dil maange more”
A very nicely written blog . Great pictures !! Keep up the good work , Mohan
Mohan – Amritsar and Wagah border story is so lucid. Keep on posting more
Wow Mohan..
What a fabulous blog. You would hv spent quite lot of time. Beautuful narration. Excellent pics too. Well done… Congarats!!
Awesome pictures and great articulation about each one – feels like you have literally taken us there… Hats off 👏👏👏👏
Very well narrated. Photos are good. You can touch upon your home town – Chennai also as many people may eager to know about.
Enigmatic narrative, supported with appropriate pics.. great job Mohan. You managed to transport me to a few of those locations
Beautiful compilation ❤
Fantastic narrative and it re creates the charm of the place thru your description.. Lovely photos .. Your site will become my primary holiday selector ! Travel more please ! Cheers.
Nice collection of jewels for travel loving people with good description which will make easy for site seeing. Great work keep the good thing going, all the best 👍
Proud of you Mohan. You are dedicated in what you do
Never seen such beautiful photographs of our exotic and exciting places before .Speaks volumes of one’s ability as a chronicler as well as a man behind the lens. This has surely, provoked my curiosity and I will be commenting upon frequently as some tantalising locale, some interesting tale, kindles my imagination and interest enriching memories of deja vu. Congratulations are in order.
Amazing pictures and narrations.
Beautiful pics & a very nice narrative Mohan. Looking forward to your curated list of itineraries.
A great combination of beautiful pics, excellent choice of destinations and amazing story telling. Serves as a great repository and an handy reference material for travellers. Only a man with insatiable passion and enthusiasm can come up with an amazing forum like this. Keep it up and looking forward to more.
Excellent work, Mohan. You have really made something worth to read and learn. Keep adding more places and narratives. Best wishes
Excellent articles with beautiful pictures. Brings memories of those places visited. It also makes you plan to visit those places not yet covered. Well done !!
Mohan, this is awesome. Wonderful to see beautiful India through your journey
Hi Mohan.
Well done….
Excellent photographs.
Continue to bring to us the rest of India for us to enjoy !!
Ramki
Great pictures, awesome write-up and a well organized web site… Well done Mohan.
Just like your trips , i think, we need lot of time to go through and enjoy this site.
Incredible effort Mohan sir with all the details and picture.Amazing india, a country that that has everything to offer from north to south and east to west.keep up the spirit.
Excellent narrative
Thank you for this wonderful travel blog, Mohan Sir. You have a wonderful flair for words, describing your travel experiences interspersed with unique photographs!
Beautiful pictures, wonderful places made alive by your script. Keep moving to more places and let more places be captured by your lens and pen.
This is really inspiring to travel lovers like me to start writing. Nice pictures and naration.
Awesome pictures and narration Mohan!! Neatly done !!
Mohan,
Great workmanship in photography and presentation! Pictures stand as testimonials of the past aura and glory. It makes me think, after going over the content and presentation, that I, too, should make time to visit the places. The sites are exquisite in carvings and any words do not fill in the void to be a narrative for each of the sites. Just marvelous!
–Srikanth
Great job Mohan. It can be a great help to traveller’s and can be a great asset for those who love to visit places through someone else’s lens.
Mohan has the knack of writing brilliant and detailed travelogue. Has eye for details, supported by beautiful photos and short videos. Well done !! Keep travelling and keep writing such wonderful articles.
Beautiful pics and tips. Before visiting a place will refer to this
Hi Mohan, I don’t have words to describe how well you have covered and described what to do, what to see, options to eat, stay, travel. The effort shows in the output. Kudos. Regards Sanga
Nice pictures and well documented !!