For my latest Condé Nast Traveler video, I checked out some of this year’s Hot List hotels that stand out for their singular design. Watch it here (and check out…
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Recent Work
This has been one of the most delicious assignments I’ve had recently: I spent the last few months tasting my way through New York’s best Indian restaurants for Condé Nast…
For T Magazine’s T List this week, I wrote about an exciting new exhibition opening next week at the Jaipur Centre for Art. The young institution at the Jaipur City…
I’ve been on Food & Wine’s Global Advisory Board for the last few years, and for this year’s Global Tastemakers package, I wrote about one of the most creative dining…
Despite being a lifelong teetotaler, I’ve always enjoyed visiting wine regions—beautiful views, temperate climates, and delicious food means there’s plenty to do beyond wine. Now that drinking less is becoming…
For this year’s Time 100 list of Most Influential Companies, I spotlighted the trailblazing efforts of Diriyah Company, one of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious gigaprojects. Read it here.
For the Summer Travel issue of Town & Country, I wrote about how Mozambique has some of the most spectacular beaches I’ve ever encountered—and how Benguerra island in particular got…
For my latest NYT Styles piece, I profiled the standup comedian Zarna Garg while watching her get a vampire facial at a clinic. Read it here.
For my latest Condé Nast Traveler video, I explored three new Hot List hotels where the focus is wellness. Watch it here (and check out my packing suggestions here).
Awards & Books
Awards
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2021: Honorable mention for the Grand Award, Travel Journalist of the Year
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2021: Outstanding Arts and Culture Reporting for “Zanzibar in the Rain,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2020: Bronze in Short Work on Travel for “Raise the Roof,” Condé Nast Traveler
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2019: Outstanding Arts, Culture, and Lifestyle Reporting about South Asia for “Force of Nature,” Surface magazine
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2018: Gold award in US/Canada Travel for “A Muslim American’s Homecoming: Cowboys, Country Music, Chapatis,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2018: Bronze in Service-Oriented Consumer Work for “My Town,” Virtuoso Life
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2017: Gold in Culinary-Related Travel for “Eating Bunny Chow in Durban,” Saveur
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2017: Outstanding Arts and Culture Reporting for “Eating Bunny Chow in Durban,” Saveur
- North American Travel Journalists Association Awards, 2016: Two Silver awards in Destination Travel and Adventure Travel for “7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2016: Gold in Foreign Travel for “7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2015: Gold in Personal Comment for “Returning to Hyderabad, Once a Land of Princes and Palaces,” New York Times
- Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing, 2013: Silver in Most Unforgettable Character for “Spitting Distance in Jodhpur,” Wall Street Journal
Books
- New York Times Cultured Traveler: Contributed a feature on Bosnia & Herzegovina to this upcoming anthology
- Best American Travel Writing 2021: “City of Saints” from Travel + Leisure was selected for the 2021 edition of this anthology, edited by Padma Lakshmi and Jason Wilson
- New York Times 36 Hours World: 150 Cities from Abu Dhabi to Zurich: Contributed 36 Hours guides to Johannesburg and Mumbai for this anthology
- My Life Abroad: A Selection of Expat Stories: Contributed to this compilation of expat stories from around the globe, recounting my experience as an American in South Africa, in the chapter “From New York City to Cape Town.”
- The Places We’ve Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35: Contributed my essay “When Coconuts Attack” to this travel anthology.