In National Geographic Traveler this week, I shared a glimpse of everything I *heart* about my adopted city of Cape Town. See the full list here.
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Recent Work
Back in December I did some sleuthing on hot new hotels in India for Travel + Leisure. Two of my finds made it to the highly coveted annual It List…
For my first piece for Condé Nast Traveller India, I wrote about resort fashion collections by top designers. I also make a cameo on the Contributors page, talking about my dream food destination.
The new lifestyle site eStylista.com features fashion, beauty, travel, and more, geared toward the global South Asian woman and curated by a carefully chosen team of experts. It’s an exciting…
I wrote an article on Cape Town’s most scenic road trips — Cape Point, Hermanus, Cape Winelands, and Namaqualand — in the summer issue of Canadian magazine Ensemble Vacations, where…
I made my debut last week as a Jetsetter Correspondent. Jetsetter.com is a site with sales on luxury hotels, and each property is vetted by an editor or Jetsetter Correspondent….
Five resorts with stunning overwater villas, for the May issue of Travel + Leisure.
My Travel + Leisure roundup of the world’s most colorful stories has been picked up by CNN Travel – check it out here!
I interviewed the likes of design legend Roberto Cavalli and celebrity stylist extraordinaire Rachel Zoe for the April issue of Vogue India, to learn more about that ever-enduring fashion trend,…
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.