My first story for the brand-new magazine Centre is a feature on the buzziest new restaurant in Cape Town: the Shortmarket Club.
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Recent Work
I woke up to some great news this morning: my New York Times feature “7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia” was awarded a Society of American Travel Writers Foundation Lowell Thomas Award.
Another hit in Turkey — my story on shopping in Cape Town was translated into Turkish for the October issue of Condé Nast Traveller Turkey.
The editors at Condé Nast Traveler compiled an epic list of the “147 Greatest Restaurants Around the Globe, According to Those Who Eat, Cook, and Travel for a Living†— and yours truly contributed five spots on five continents.
My latest story for Architectural Digest is a roundup of all the hot happenings in Franschhoek, the darling of the Cape Winelands.
I wrote the cover story for the October issue of Turkish Airlines’ in-flight magazine, Skylife: a feature on the colorful face of Durban, South Africa.
My latest for the popular New York Times 36 Hours column: a guide to spending a weekend in Mumbai.
My contribution for Surface magazine’s October Travel issue is a piece on the glittering new Mumbai digs of Jaipur’s venerable Gem Palace.
Another Cape Town guide, this time for UK lifestyle site Amuse.
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.