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Sunrise from my Hotel Window, at Durban, South Africa

Sunrise at Durban, South Africa

18 Comments / Photography, South Africa / Mridula Dwivedi

I am not a sunrise person, there was a time when I could blissfully sleep through all the sunrises in

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Happy Smiles

Why I do Miss South Africa So?

23 Comments / Musing, Photography, South Africa, Wildlife / Mridula Dwivedi

At the end of most of the trips I am happy to go home, so I was really surprised when

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Inside Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

The Sky Car Experience at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa

10 Comments / Photography, South Africa / Mridula Dwivedi

My first glimpse of Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban came quickly after landing at Durban.However my sky car experience at

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rhododendron-blooms-hills

Summer Vacation Trips in India

10 Comments / India, Photography / Mridula Dwivedi

If you are reading this in Delhi I know how you feel, we are reeling at 45-46 degree Celsius and escape

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The Beautiful South African Bush

Calling All Hippos!

10 Comments / Photography, South Africa / Mridula Dwivedi

As we got down from the car Erick started loading the rifle. He took out three bullets and told me,

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Single Horned White Rhino

Rhino Poaching in South Africa

10 Comments / Photography, South Africa / Mridula Dwivedi

I got to hear about rhino poaching at INDABA 2013,  much before we reached the bushes. While walking around the

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African Lion, Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa

Close Encounters with the African Lion!

17 Comments / Photography / Mridula Dwivedi

The wildlife experience at the Manyeleti Game Reserve with the Tintswalo Safari Lodge has been beyond expectations, if you need

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Durban at Night, South Africa

Its Time for Wild Encounters in South Africa!

15 Comments / Photography, South Africa / Mridula Dwivedi

So it is time so say goodbye to Durban. I had a great time at INDABA 2013 and I like

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Sunrise from my Hotel Window, Durban

Exploring Durban on a Sunny Day!

16 Comments / Photography, South Africa / Mridula Dwivedi

I arrived at Durban really tired and crumpled. And by the time I could even vaguely take stock it started raining.

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Sand Sculpting

Faces of INDABA2013 Come Meet South Africa!

12 Comments / Photography, South Africa / Mridula Dwivedi

If you have visited this blog before you know I mostly don’t post pictures of people. But at INDABA 2013

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About Me

Mridula in a flying dress in Phuket, Thailand

I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride.

33 countries | Slow & soulful travel
🏔 Landscapes are my sign language
🇮🇳 Offbeat India • Japan • World
📧- mridulablog@gmail.com

My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015!

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