The Shooting Star Insider
Shivya NathTravel (and life) on a changing planet
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Corals, Community and Conservation in Coastal Kenya
“When an NGO donated mosquito nets to our village to protect our families,” he says, the corners of his eyes welling up, reflecting the cloud-softened rays of the midday sun, “we turned them into fishing nets so we could feed them.”
On a...
The Fear of Going Back
As I journeyed along the winding roads, through sleepy mountain villages that were once my backyard, the familiar aroma of pine forests wafted in, along with an unfamiliar gust of heat. I was travelling back to the place I had once believed...
The Book I Thought I'd Never Finish Writing
I navigate an obstacle course everyday.
When the alarm rings, I refrain from hitting the snooze button. As I wake up, I fight the temptation to check my emails and Whatsapp, because once I go down that hole, there’s no coming out. I hear m...
Of light and shadows
I wake up refreshed after a vivid dream and stand by my window. Outside, the greyness of last night has passed, leaving behind a fresh coat of blue. The trees have magically grown little green buds.
In a crowded U-bahn, I stand next to a...
A City I Never Thought I'd Call "Home."
I’m slowly stirring awake in my warm bed, enveloped by my warm blanket and a soothing silence. I open one eye, then the other, and lift myself up slightly to look through the window at the horizon beyond. Every morning, I wake up to a diffe...
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\ud83c\udf0f Bestselling author, climate storyteller, vegan, drifter | ✍\ud83c\udffb Newsletter: Travel (and life) on an awe-inspiring planet | \ud83d\udcda New book: Rootless and Restless (Penguin, 2026)
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