Kinjal Shah “It all started with an idea a good 7 – 8 years ago, we planned and named – Eid 2007, Eid 2008 etc. Mona Aminput it up on excel sheets, we budgeted. But every year we cancelled, to the extent that Salalah started sounding like a myth; a city that didnt exist. But this year, after coming very close to being cancelled again – WE BROKE THE JINX. Travelled for 1237 kms, on long dark roads filled with sand dunes and camels we headed towards Salalah and boy was it EPIC! Welcomed by fine rain like mist, green trees and cows (yes, cows!) living at the Marriott with free breakfasts, hunting for food for 3 hours, playing pool volleyball and badminton, letting out whoops of joy when seeing LULU, exploring ruins, making friends with Kate, Jack and Emily, walking and driving through clouds, experiencing angry sea waves that were 15 feet or more high, seeing Wadi Darbat in all its natural lush glory and the resting place of Job surrounded by sprawling hills covered by every imaginable shades of green. Salalah, i dont know why we waited for 10 years to meet you, but you were totally and definitely worth it. Kashyap Sagar, Niyati H. Jhaveri, Brian Dsouza“

Niyati ” A long drive, a short trip… A trip of adventure, a trip of relaxation… Above all, a dream trip filled with lots of masti… Salalah was being planned for over 6-7 years, Salalah happened for 4 days and Kashyap Sagar captures a significant part of it through his lens. Brian Dsouza Mona Amin Kinjal Shah, I’m super glad you made it!”

Mona Amin “5yrs in the making. Salalah, 1134kms, 14hrs, a longg, dark and dreary drive away is a green patch of heaven right here in the middle of the desert. It is worth every dirty toilet i had to pee in along the way.”
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Tall coniferous trees in Kerala.

Ran across this woman while walking on the lane along the synagogue in Cochin. Stopped, took the photo, eyes crossed. I said thank you and moved on. She came back, tapped on the shoulder and said, thank you for taking my photo

Spent the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012 travelling through Kerala, God’s own country. Although this was my third time travelling there, it did not stop fascinating me. Loved every bit of it and would still like to go back and have more of it.

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