haider ali

the lost map of santorini

It was the summer of 2022 when Maya Kapoor, a 27-year-old travel blogger from Mumbai, arrived on the sparkling Greek island of Santorini. Known for her Instagram page filled with exotic destinations and beautifully edited vlogs, this trip wasn’t meant to be about content. This time, Maya was tired — of algorithms, of online expectations, and most of all, of pretending to be “living the dream.” She needed something real. Something raw.