Tom Lewin

Tom Lewin

Jun
03
Notes from the Marudhar Express

Notes from the Marudhar Express

Whatever quaint, contorted image you've held of India is defiled when the wheels of the Marudhar Express start
5 min read
May
30
Somewhere in Sapa

Somewhere in Sapa

We were flying through the mountains of Northern Vietnam on a convoy of shaky motorbikes. It had rained torrentially all
7 min read
May
24
The Goodbyes

The Goodbyes

The goodbyes hurt the most. Yet, strangely, the goodbyes were what you wanted, as you lay in bed gently pleasuring
5 min read
May
21
Oporto Days

Oporto Days

Oporto was a dream. It was a forgotten city, where the sun burned down on you from dawn till dusk,
2 min read
May
20
Travel: The Antidote to Ignorance

Travel: The Antidote to Ignorance

Travel is the great antidote to ignorance. Once we step out of our habitual rhythms and leave everything we'
3 min read
May
15
The Gem in the Lotus

The Gem in the Lotus

We can’t avoid our suffering forever. As desperately as we try to protect ourselves against suffering, we inevitably exhaust
3 min read
May
07
Finding the Perfect Layover Bar

Finding the Perfect Layover Bar

Having spent the last ten years marooned in D-grade airports in backwater cities on layovers en route to connecting budget
4 min read
Apr
28
Tea With Sanjay

Tea With Sanjay

Sometimes, life throws you a Sanjay. A reminder of the grace in simplicity, the power of gentleness, and the softness
5 min read
Mar
31
The Conman of Rishikesh

The Conman of Rishikesh

Rishikesh must have been really something once. You read about the old days in certain parts of the world, and
6 min read
Mar
25
The Little Moments

The Little Moments

The sun seemed to burn brighter then. The nights were darker. More depraved. The mornings cradled a childlike spark. A
4 min read