Prague As I walked into the old town which was a ten-minute walk from my residence, it was like entering a retro world seen in movies and read about in novels! For someone like me, the sight of those cobbled roads was the most fascinating part, especially to see and realize that these existed in …
Athens The travel season arrived, and we had little hesitation to block our destination. It was another one of my wife’s dream ones – Greece. Primarily Santorini with historic Athens clubbed in. We set off by the morning Wizzair flight from Luton airport on Friday. It started off with a dampener as I had missed …
Barcelona It was the year 2011, when I was based in Prague, that the iconic film Zindagi Na Milegi Dubara (ZNMD) was released. Over the years the film aged like wine and attained cult status. For many, like me, it is like a therapy during depressing times. However, despite living in Prague for two years, …
Brussels With Bruges and Ghent done now it was time for us to live the capital city of Brussels for the day. After visiting two relatively rare places from a tourist point of view it was now time to visit a few attractions for which we have seen umpteen photos. The first stop would be …
A Day In Florence Florence is the capital city of the Tuscany Province of Italy. We were now onto the second half of our Tuscany trip. Based in Pisa, after a trip to Cinque Terre villages the previous day, we were now all set for some touristy action in the historic and arty city of …
Split: A Party By the Adriatic We woke up looking forward to a fascinating day in the city of Split. Split, located on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast, is known for its beaches and the square fortress-like complex at its center around the Diocletian’s Palace, erected by the Roman emperor in the 4th century.We had some idea …
Sydney: Touchdown and Back from Down Under The Southern hemisphere beckoned after ten years and I was all set to visit the country where it all started i.e. Australia. This would be one unique two day trip, the first of its kind where the main intention was to get our passports stamped in order …
Rome Rome as a city looked to be a ‘cousin’ of Delhi. First time in Europe I saw cars honking, buses not parking itself in the stop to pick up passengers opting instead to make the passengers run towards it. At places even pedestrians did not bother to check the signal before crossing. And of …
Paris: Basking in the Easter Sunshine Arc De Triumph Easter had arrived marking the first long weekend of the long summer ahead of us. Spring was slowly giving way to summer and the nature around us was turning to deeper shades of green. The long weekend is a huge luxury and soon the travel planners …
Amsterdam: Going Dutch We boarded the evening 5:15 PM Easyjet flight from Prague to Amsterdam on Friday. We landed at the legendary Schiphol airport at around 7 PM. We were immediately awestruck by the atmosphere and did not feel like leaving the place to head for the city. Once the feeling sank in, better sense …
