Sankar Chatterjee, Author at Travelmag

On a road trip through Central America Sankar Chatterjee stops off to see the worldfamous ruins at Copan, just across the border from Guatemala. Unlike nearby Tikal this site has stelae and engravings aplenty.

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Central Asia

Exploring Myanmar’s Schwedagon Pagoda

Sankar Chatterjee flies into Burma and visits its most famous temple, the Schwedagon Pagoda in the largest city, Yangon.

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Africa

The Roman Empire’s African arm: Volubilis in Morocco

In its prime, the Roman Empire stretched across all Europe and deep into Africa. Sankar Chatterjee visits Volubilis, the great Roman city built in Morocco.

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Central Asia

Freezing rain and snow on the Triund Trail from Dharamsala

The Indian Himalayas are pretty unforgiving, even in summer. So it's a brave move for Sankar Chatterjee to take his wife and nephew on what he probably thinks is just a winter walk.

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Americas

Tunneling into the past: an underground glimpse of the Mayas

Deep below the jungles of Belize, Sankar Chatterjee drags his wife into a subterranean adventure as he seeks out signs of human sacrifice in the ancient Mayan civilisation.

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A glimpse into Burma’s only synagogue

Myanmar might have problems accepting its Muslims, but it's not widely known there are also Jews in Burma. Sankar Chatterjee explores Yangon's (once Rangoon) only synagogue.

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Central Asia

An ascent to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Paro, Bhutan

A gentle hike through the Bhutanese Himalaya proves a rewarding challenge for Sankar Chatterjee as he makes a pilgrimage to the world's most remote and enchanting Buddhist Monastery, Taktsang.

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Africa

Exploring the medina in Tangiers, Morocco

If you'd ever wondered what Sankar Chatterjee got up to on his daytrip into Africa from nearby Spain, fear not: he tells you here. Photos by Shelley Chatterjee.

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