Reflective travelogues on attention, place, and inner change.
Travel writing is often organised around places—where to go, what to see, what to do. The pieces in this Collection are organised around something else: attention.
These essays and travelogues linger on what it feels like to move through unfamiliar landscapes, to slow down, to notice texture and contradiction. They are less interested in destinations than in what travel makes visible—about history, memory, privilege, and the self.
Taken together, they reflect Founding Fuel’s belief that travel, at its best, is not an escape from thinking, but a different way of doing it.
(This Collection reflects our editorial judgment at a point in time. We revisit and refine it as our thinking evolves.)
Armed with a diary and pen, I set out on a solo two-and-a-half-month ‘journalling adventure’ through Malaysia and Indonesia. Every little self-musing helped me remember my old self and awaken a new one
Piya Bose
Founder
The joy of being in nature and a journey of discovery—of a world outside and within. Plus 5 of my favourite places to experience Earth’s remarkable landscape
Ashok Nair
Coach, wildlife photographer
A journey through Tanzania’s landscapes, wildlife, and the drama of the migration
Shrinath V
Founder, The Salient Advisory
What the Chola trail reveals about power, systems, memory, and coffee
Vijay Bhat
Founder-Director
Inside Kamata, Hiyoshiya, 7Eleven: In the land of the rising sun, there are many tell-tale signs of the unique culture across businesses, both big and small. Here’s what I discovered
Upamanyu Bhattacharya
Professor of Retail
Four days with Frida Kahlo’s art, the election of the first lady president, and a road called Mahatma Gandhi
Uma Narain
Former Founding Dean
Travelling slow through Guatemala, I experienced a culture hidden from the typical tourist
Piya Bose
Founder
An arduous, painful, agonising trek… And I can’t wait to do it again
Shailesh Kochhar
Machine Learning Engineer
