Shila Desai
A Pashmina Primer
Do you know your pashmina from cashmere? Or for that matter, if it's real pashmina? Find out ahead of our April tour "On the Pashmina Trail"
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Shila Desai
- Jul 18
- 4 min
Japan Textiles Arts and Crafts Tour
Sit back and enjoy photos from our April tours How can a textile buff (...insert your passion of choice) not fall in love with Japan?...
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Shila Desai
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Stepwells and Textiles of Gujarat-Kutch-Rajasthan 2022
Photo journal of first ever Stepwells tour, with textiles, arts, and crafts of course.
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Shila Desai
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Morocco 2022 Tour - a photo journal
A photo journal from our recent Morocco tour
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Shila Desai
- Feb 6, 2022
- 4 min
Covid pivot - handloom curtains from Gujarat
After multiple tour cancellations, our guide began supplying the most exquisite handloom drapery. Here's the story from Nirav's first...
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Shila Desai
- Feb 6, 2022
- 4 min
Letter from Ahmedabad - Covid stories from the ground
Funds donated by our travel community help an orphaned recycler step into a parent role for his young siblings
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Shila Desai
- Nov 29, 2021
- 4 min
Women of Angkor: celestial or real?
Angkor Wat: celestial beings or real women?
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Shila Desai
- Nov 22, 2021
- 6 min
E.Y.H.O. Rides the Cabot Trail
Could I break out of travel jail and pull off a 31 year old dream? My husband Shreekesh already had the worst motorcycle bug when we met....
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Shila Desai
- Oct 6, 2021
- 4 min
Borobudur: A Pilgrim's Journey
How did 8th CE pilgrims experience Borobudur?
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Shila Desai
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Ajanta Cave Art: for Humans or Demigods?
Lack of visibility inside the 2nd BCE rock-cut structures poses questions about the artwork’s intended audience Who were Ajanta's images...
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Christine Brown
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
Textiles for the Head: Identity, Utility, Authority
I invited anthropologist and past E.Y.H.O. traveller, Christine Brown, to share her fascination and extensive knowledge about textiles...
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Shila Desai
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
Inside the invisible world of Arab scent
Although scent has always played a major role in personal adornment in the Arab world, its evanescent quality leaves few or no traces...
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Shila Desai
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
2020 in Photos
A year we will always remember. When news of the pandemic first trickled out, a small group and I were touring the heartlands of India....
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Shila Desai
- Nov 28, 2020
- 6 min
Mexico through Seven Traditional Folk Arts
Mexico's glorious traditions are best experienced through its colourful arts and crafts.
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Geeta Maini
- Aug 6, 2019
- 3 min
Tantalising tastebuds in Mumbai
A walk through south Mumbai will set your tastebuds tingling. Sassoon Fish Docks, Crawford Market, Thieves Bazaar, colonial architecture, st
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Shila Desai
- Mar 30, 2019
- 5 min
Odisha (Orissa)'s Tribal Tapestry
Market visits to gentle village-to-village walks provide the best interaction with Odisha's rich tribal diversity.
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Shila Desai
- Apr 14, 2018
- 4 min
Sensational, Sensorial Morocco
Sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and touch. We predict you will fall in love and plan your return even before you leave.
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