Niraj Kasar
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Travel guides by Niraj Kasar
- Ranthambore, tigers with a thousand-year backdrop (Ranthambore National Park): Only here does a tigress walk past a tenth-century fort like she owns it, because she does. Ranthambore is the most cinematic of India’s reserves, and it knows it. Best time to visit April and May…
- Velas, where the beach hatches (Velas Beach): One tiny Konkan village, one beach, and every spring the sand cracks open and hundreds of Olive Ridley hatchlings sprint for the sea. The whole village hosts it. It is the best thing I have seen on…
- Thailand beyond the beach photo (Thailand): Everyone comes for the water. The trick is staying long enough for the food, the old towns, and the specific joy of a cafe you cannot name without help. Best time to visit November to February, dry…
- San Francisco in layers (San Francisco): A city where summer is the coldest season and every hill resets the view. Bring a jacket, lose the itinerary, and walk until the fog decides what you see next. Best time to visit September and…
- Ratnagiri, the Konkan at its own pace (Ratnagiri): The coast that gives the world its best mangoes keeps its best views for people who stay a night. Ratnagiri is red cliffs, empty beaches, and one deposed Burmese king’s melancholy palace. Best time…
- Los Angeles is a hundred cities in a trench coat (Los Angeles): Nobody sees LA in one trip because there is no one LA. Pick two neighbourhoods a day, accept the traffic as weather, and it becomes one of the great sprawls to explore. Best time to visit April to…
- Las Vegas without losing your shirt (Las Vegas): Vegas is a city built to make you forget what time it is and how much you have spent. Play it my way instead: treat the Strip as a free open-air museum and spend where it actually counts. Best time…
- Oman, the Gulf without the glass towers (Oman): Oman kept what its neighbours traded away: forts instead of malls, souqs that still smell of frankincense, and mountains that fall straight into the sea. It is the easiest hard-to-believe country I…
- Pune, my backyard bird observatory (Pune): Home ground. Everyone knows Pune for the cafes and the colleges. I know it for the mornings, when the city’s trees turn into an aviary and my camera and I go to work before work. Best time to visit…
- Hanoi runs on tiny chairs (Hanoi): The best city in Southeast Asia to simply sit in. Pull up a plastic stool half a metre off the ground, order something you cannot pronounce, and watch the Old Quarter organise its own chaos. Best…
- Goa for people who skip the brochure (Goa): There are two Goas. One is on postcards. The other one wakes up in Morjim, eats better than any city I know, and never asks what time it is. This guide is about the second one. Best time to visit…
- Mumbai, before the crowds wake up (Mumbai): Everyone tells you Mumbai is too much. Too loud, too fast, too many people. They are not wrong, they are just visiting at the wrong hour. This city belongs to whoever meets it before seven in the…
- Bandipur, where the highway holds its breath (Bandipur National Park): The Mysore road cuts straight through this forest, and at dusk the traffic simply stops for elephants. That is Bandipur in one image: a national park that never agreed to be separate from ordinary…
- The Tadoba guide nobody writes (Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve): Everyone asks about tiger sightings. The honest answer: go for the forest, and let the tigers be a bonus. When to go March to May is sighting season, but October has the park to yourself after the…
Places Niraj Kasar recommends
- The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower (Gateway District, Las Vegas, United States)
- มะพร้าวคาเฟ่ (Maphraw Cafe) (Thailand, Thailand)
- Dosa Kada (Oman, Oman): Close to our hotel, very budget friendly but tasty food, a cozy restaurant with amazing food.
- Universal Studios Hollywood (Universal City, Los Angeles, United States)
- Burger Factory Morjim (Goa, India)
- Thiba Palace (Abhyudhya Nagar, Ratnagiri, India)
- Bademiya Kebab Restaurant (Mumbai, India)
- Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point (Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, United States)
- Harihareshwar Temple (Krishi Nagar, Velas Beach, India)
- Bandipur Safari Lodge, By Junglelodges. (Gundlepete, Bandipur National Park, India)
- Ta Hien Beer Street (Phố cổ Hà Nội, Hanoi, Vietnam)
- Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, Los Angeles, United States)
- Velas Turtle Festival (Velas Beach, India)
- Circus Circus Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, United States)
- JLR Nagarahole Safari Camp (Bandipur National Park, India)
- Mandavi Beach (Mandvi, Ratnagiri, India)
- Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket (Thailand, Thailand)
- Tomatos | Seaside Restaurant in Morjim, Goa (Goa, India)
- The Note Coffee (Hanoi, Vietnam)
- Nizwa Fort (Oman, Oman): You can rent a car from Muscat visiting Nizwa is a full day trip, don't over buy the souvenirs here, you can get them in muthrah souq for cheaper rates.
- Gateway Of India Mumbai (Apollo Bandar, Mumbai, India)
- Taproom Bar & Grill (San Francisco, United States)
- Miya Kebabs (Pali Village, Mumbai, India)
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience (Fort Mason, San Francisco, United States)
- Thiba Point (Rajiwada, Ratnagiri, India)
- Gold & Silver Pawn Shop (Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States)
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness of Los Angeles (Palms, Los Angeles, United States)
- Fairfield by Marriott Goa Anjuna (Plot B, Goa, India)
- Sky Lotte Observation Deck (Hanoi, Vietnam)
- Phuket Old Town Sunday Night Market Walking Street (Tambon Talat Yai, Thailand, Thailand)
- Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (Oman, Oman): A beautiful and large mosque frequented by a lot of tourists, visitors timings 8-11AM
- Bankot Fort (Velas Beach, India)
- The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi (Khwaeng Khlong Chan, Thailand, Thailand)
- Pacific Cocktail Haven (Union Square, San Francisco, United States)
- Ferry boat Ticket Counter (Velas Beach, India)
- The Venetian Las Vegas (Las Vegas, United States)
- The Bombay Canteen (Parel, Mumbai, India)
- Griffith Observatory (Griffith Park, Los Angeles, United States)
- Mutrah Souq (مطرح, Oman, Oman)
- Hanoi City Tour - Hop On Hop Off HaNoi (Hanoi, Vietnam)
- Bhatye Beach (Ratnagiri, India)
- Radha House Siolim (Goa, India)
- Beleza By The Beach, Beach, Thondwaddo, Colva, Betalbatim, Goa, India (Goa, India)
- Shree Siddhivinayak Temple (Prabhadevi, Mumbai, India)
- Jebel Shams (Oman, Oman)
- Las Vegas Sign - Fremont Street (Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States)
- Mount Hollywood Trail (Griffith Park, Los Angeles, United States)
- Union Square (Union Square, San Francisco, United States)
- Aare Ware Beach. (Ratnagiri, India)
- Old Quarter (Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam)
- Emerald Pool (Thailand, Thailand)
- Clarion Alley (San Francisco, United States)
- Wadi Ash Shab (Oman, Oman)
- Marine Drive (Nariman Point, Mumbai, India)
- Niwali Waterfall (Ratnagiri, India)
- Suratthani (Thailand, Thailand)
- Palolem Beach (Goa, India)
- Opa! Bar & Cafe (Lokmanya Tilak Nagar, Mumbai, India)
- Ghubrah Beach Park (Al Ghubrah Ash Shamaliyyah, Oman, Oman): A perfect showcase of the local culture of muscat, people take their cars to the beach, barbeque, and friends and family hangout in the evening.
- Taj Fort Aguada Resort & Spa, Goa (Sinquerim, Goa, India)
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