Inspiring Travel Writing from Nabeel Shariff
Nabeel loves to write. He also loves to shoot amazing places and people. It's a simple as that. The two together brings an experience visually and emotionally alive and has been the foundations of his work to date. With over 10 years experience in the travel industry Nabeel has transcribed his experiences into published work over the past two years.
With published work for Emel Magazine, Nabeel brings a fresh approach to portraying places in the early stages of his career. At every opportunity the traits between people, food, migration and diaspora are littered in his work. Understanding the people he meets and their past are important to his work.
His role models are Khalid Hoseini for his incredible style and Sonia Katchian for her work with Muhammed Ali over the years.
With published work for Emel Magazine, Nabeel brings a fresh approach to portraying places in the early stages of his career. At every opportunity the traits between people, food, migration and diaspora are littered in his work. Understanding the people he meets and their past are important to his work.
His role models are Khalid Hoseini for his incredible style and Sonia Katchian for her work with Muhammed Ali over the years.
Articles by Nabeel Shariff
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A Chilean Adventure
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Nabeel Shariff
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Chile
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Central Lakes & Volcanoes
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Santiago de Chile
As I ushered away the welcome party, almost consistent around the world nowadays, if not them, then a series of coolies wanting to take your luggage to the other side of the country for next to nothing, I found my transfer arrangement and sped...
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A 48 hour Singaporean Hangover
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Nabeel Shariff
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Singapore City
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Singapore Island
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Singapore City
Remarkable. Modern trimmings, space age aura and the feeling of coherence fills the terminal of Singapore’s Changi Airport as I stepped out into the arrivals hall. Remarkable because within 8 minutes flat of disembarking the aircraft, I had...
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Liming on my Island - Trinidad's Green Side
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Nabeel Shariff
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Trinidad & Tobago
I find myself driving along a pitch black single-track road with the hum of the ocean in the far distance, cutting through the reeds of sugar cane on either side. The ensemble of crickets starts to provide some indication of life around me as I pass...
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Reminisce in Rajasthan
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Nabeel Shariff
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India
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Rajasthan
Scorched embers of Holika Dahan the night before lay strewn across the junctions of each neighbourhood, as the swell of purple-stained faces race along deserted streets. The day of the Hindu festival of Holi vacates Udaipur’s narrow alleyways...
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The mixed spices of Kerala
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Nabeel Shariff
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India
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Kerala Region
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Cochin
The joyous colourful festivals are my first memory, probably emanating from my first Bollywood memory watching a grainy Amitabh Bachan in slacks and sideburns. As I look around to my fellow passengers, mostly locals flying into Cochin, it seems the...
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I lost my heart in Bagamoyo
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Nabeel Shariff
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Tanzania
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Coast
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Dar Es Salaam
Half a decade later she’s still standing. Her ochre blue walls, three neatly arranged tables with locals streaming in and out clutching paper bags, with light grease marks silhouetting hadi kebabs and kitambua. Nestled along a terrace, aged with the...
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Under the sea in Kota Kinabalu
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Nabeel Shariff
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Malaysia
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other areas of Malaysia
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Mount Kinabalu
Middle aged Malay men leaned on their taxis waiting for the next set of passengers to slowly make their way out the doors, whilst relaxing in the still untainted sea air. I paid my driver a modest fifteen Malaysian Ringitt and walked into the Kota...
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Get a Yala of this: A Visit to a Sri Lankan National Park
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Nabeel Shariff
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Sri Lanka
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South Coast
5.15 a.m., I hear a thud on the front of my cabana, with a slither of sunlight peeping through my batik curtain. Unaware of my surroundings I open the door to be greeted by a wild boar rummaging in the dust a few metres away. All seemed a bit...
Reviews by Nabeel Shariff
Riad Fes | Nabeel ShariffWithin the winding streets of the old Medina, Riad Fes holds a certain charm separate from the characterised chaos outside. For a riad, the property is vast, with three dars combining traditional Moroccan and Andausian styles that provides a...