Travel Notes

We share stories and essays that bring places and people closer: through reflections, impressions, and guides rooted in real experiences.

We explore the social and cultural dimensions that shape our world. Our goal is to bridge distances and help create a more tolerant, connected, and loving world.

  1. Read more: Ramadan in Cairo: You Are More Than Welcomed, Yallah
    Women in hijabs near the entrance of Al-Azhar Mosque during Ramadan, Cairo, Egypt — Loud Etudes

    Ramadan in Cairo: You Are More Than Welcomed, Yallah

    It was the second week of Ramadan. You could feel that people had settled into the rhythm of it, but mornings were still hard. There was tension in...
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  2. Read more: People of the World: Mubakharati مبخراتي
    Close-up of a smoking incense burner held in hands, Cairo street, Egypt — Loud Etudes

    People of the World: Mubakharati مبخراتي

    In Cairo, you may occasionally notice a figure moving slowly through crowded streets, cafés, and markets, surrounded by soft spirals of fragrant sm...
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  3. Read more: Two Days in Tashkent: Magical Shade of Blue
    Two Days in Tashkent: Magical Shade of Blue

    Two Days in Tashkent: Magical Shade of Blue

    Day No.1 Chorsu Bazaar Approaching Chorsu Bazaar, you can already see those blue halos rising from the streets like mountains. The sun bears down, ...
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  4. Read more: Author's Essay: Solo Hike above Pokhara
    Green hillside villages above Pokhara with morning mist and the Himalayas, Nepal — Loud Etudes

    Author's Essay: Solo Hike above Pokhara

    I told my yoga teacher that I was going to the Himalayas for a few days, to Pokhara from Kathmandu. The weather had finally turned good for that l...
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  5. Read more: Notes from Hanoi: Smells, It-Is-Never-Silent, and Small Gestures
    Train Street with railway tracks between houses and Vietnamese flag, Hanoi, Vietnam — film photography by Loud Etudes

    Notes from Hanoi: Smells, It-Is-Never-Silent, and Small Gestures

    We didn't come to Hanoi, Vietnam, expecting anything. We left with our hearts stitched into its alleyways, its heat, its loudness, and the way stra...
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  6. Read more: Notes on Samarkand: Warmth in the Meros Paper Mill
    Garden with flower beds and decorative ceramic plates on the wall at Meros Paper Mill, Konigil village, Samarkand, Uzbekistan — film photography by Loud Etudes

    Notes on Samarkand: Warmth in the Meros Paper Mill

    Samarkand was the Central Asian's capital of silk paper production, a legacy that lasted until the 18th century. Samarkand paper was of higher qual...
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