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A narration of all the tales of our travels in detailed chapters, following the adventures from start to finish.

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Quick Itineraries

A step-by-step guidance for your dream getaway with our favourite picks beyond the tourist-traps.

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Next Stop:

Azerbaijan

11 Countries

and counting

Welcome aboard!

I’m Rameez Manama, a travel filmmaker based in the Middle East. As you read this travel blog, I want you to imagine us sitting around a campfire, a cup of chai and jalebi in hand. And while I recount the tales of my travels, my personal writer pens them down into a journal for you. (P.S. Skim-readers, we’ve also got some quick, handy itineraries for you here!)

Travel Tales &
Time-Saving Trails

5+ Years

of Chasing Sunrises

Tales of unexpected connections, humbling moments, and the quiet joy of simply being present on this incredible planet – the journey is the reward (and the eyebags, a badge of honour.)

Russia, Chapter 3: The Case of the Closing Locker

A notification buzzed on my phone. “Morning, Rameez. Sorry I’m running late, I missed the bus. Will take the next one with…

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Your Travel Companion for Russia: Essential Itinerary

Here’s a quick handbook guide for your trip to Russia featuring my top picks.

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Russia, Chapter 2: Shamsi’s Surprise

The city’s dawn gently knocked on the window cracking my one eye open. Still dark. It was as if the Sun was too stubborn to show…

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Russia, Chapter 1: A Familiar City with an Unfamiliar Welcome

Immigration at the Vnukovo International Airport teleported me straight into a Hollywood spy thriller, and I felt like the…

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The World Through My Lens – Travel Filmmaking

My experiments with visual storytelling involve collaboration with renowned brands and global hospitality leaders in promoting their products, experiences and services parallel to the promotion of the respective destination. As a travel filmmaker, to me, it is the art of teleporting the viewer to the scene itself, through capturing the essence and spirit of the bustling streets and the hidden corners, and most importantly, the people who make it special.

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Your feedback guides my compass! Drop me your valuable suggestions, ideas or requests for a place you would love to see featured in future stories (in chapters or on screen!)

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