I recently read an essay by Claire Cameron discussing why mismanaged forestation efforts often do more harm than good, and it resonated with me a lot. This post is a summary of what I drew from the article, and what I think can be done to improve our reforestation efforts.
Read moreAs part of my submission for the 2022 Scholastic Art and Writing Contest, I wrote the book Tuvalu Traveler Chronicles. After many busy months, I have published Tuvalu Traveler Chronicles on Kindle, and it is currently available for purchase. Without further ado, here is my book:
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The past few weeks after I wrote the book have been amazing. The support I’ve been receiving from all of you is amazing. It’s really been an overwhelming response, whether it’s getting encouragement and kind words from email, on the site, or in real life. Again, thank you so much
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What is Travel With Eshaan? To answer that question, I have to look back. I began seriously thinking about having a website in the Summer of 2020. That was when I began writing a book about my travels. By then I had visited over fifty countries before the age of
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This is a general checklist for your future travels. Use and enjoy! Before the trip: Notify your teachers, friends, and whatever groups you’re in (chess club, soccer team, Science Olympiad) that you’ll be away. Get your homework for the week to do on the plane. It’s better than nothing, and
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Switzerland is the most beautiful nation in the world. Or is it? It has many contenders, many with more history, or culture, or diversity, but Switzerland consistently reaches near the top, higher than other Alpine nations. We all subconsciously relate Switzerland to beauty, but is that correlation influenced by its
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Iceland is famously beautiful. We came to Iceland because of its beauty – its beautiful mountains, the waterfalls, scenic drives, geysers, and huge whales all drew us in. We also decided to go farther than the Golden circle, a drive containing a small area of Iceland. Instead, we went all
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France is a nation with nearly 70 million people. It is the third largest country in Europe with many regions. From Normandy to the French Riviera, to Alcace-Loraine. It would be practically impossible to cover the whole nation. We decided to cover what we could: Nice and Bordeaux for the
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Other than America, Germany is the nation we spent the longest amount of time in. For three years straight: 2016 all the way to 2018, I’ve visited the nation. So let’s cut straight to the chase: Our first trip to Germany was to two places in Germany: Berlin, which we
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We’ve travelled to Austria thrice. Thrice. It’s never failed to impress. From the beautiful Alps to the ornate Schonbrunn Palace, Austria has the best of it all. Vienna might be the best city in Western Europe. It’s friendly, has a rich history, and isn’t short on sights. My dad and
Read moreContention 1: Austerity According to oxfam.org, the IMF has enforced austerity measures in 76 out of the 91 loans they gave since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, undermining the health, education, and pension systems. The IMF found that for every dollar saved due to austerity measures, $1.50 is lost.
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Monticello is the former house of Thomas Jefferson. It’s located near Charlottesville, a Central Virginian town that contains the campus for the University of Virginia, and many historical sites (Central Virginia was the former home to three presidents – Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe). We wanted to visit Charlottesville since we
Read moreWhat should every kid bring on a trip? What photography device is the best? What should I take for entertainment? These questions and more are answered below. Photography: I frequently use cameras for photography, but I’m most comfortable with using a phone – my parent’s Iphone, or my Google Pixel.
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My parents were born in India, and most of our family lives there. So visiting India has been less about tourism, and more about reuniting with my elders and relatives. We visited four different places in India. The first of which is Hyderabad. It is the fourth largest city in
Read moreThis was my first debate case, so don’t expect it to be great. I’ve improved substantially, and so hopefully this will give you an idea for what a beginner case looks like. The format for this debate was Public Forum. Contention 1: Urbanisation in Africa Will Lead to economic growth
Read moreThis was my second case. My thesis was that overcrowding would lead to dirty air and water, leading to a sickly population. Contention 1: Urbanisation is too fast for Africa: The first is a lack of jobs: The World Bank looked at urbanisation in Africa and the massive rise in
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