Lake Balaton – Hungary
When in Budapest…stay in Budapest. After an awesome week in Budapest, we took the train down to Balatonfured for some old style revolutionary R&R, pun intended. As we pulled out […]
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Boo-dapest, Hungary
I wanted to go with the flow. This break wasn’t about ticking the must-dos, compiling a list of art galleries, seeing an opera, or cooking up a food wish list. […]
Seville’s Gold
I knew nothing about Mudejar architecture until I visited Seville. I was fortunate to learn about it in a city where its beauty still flourishes even after a series of […]
Real Attraction – Seville
After an hour and a half flight from Barcelona, we landed in the afternoon and checked into our hotel, H10 Corregidor Boutique Hotel, situated in La Alameda district. The hotel […]
Barcelona
My friend and me planned this trip on the fly, bound to take it easy and relish the Mediterranean’s cool autumn weather. It was unusual for me not to carry […]
Reflections – Heidelberg
This time, we spent a couple of months in Heidelberg and habituated ourselves to an unexpected new journey. So, I took the opportunity to flex my fortitude, build my zen […]
Not wrong and not right – Scotland
Once again, I clicked on my old pictures folder and browsed through photos of a dreary vacation in Scotland. The unpleasant Scottish weather and a bunch of out of focus […]
Under a Spell- Sicily
There is something about Sicily that I find so inviting. Under the radar of the average tourist, I spent hours and hours organizing road/train trips around Sicily that never worked […]
Walking Tour- Sofia, Bulgaria
At 5pm, right before sunset, we made it to Sofia’s city center. Confronted by dull skies and light rain, we zoomed around all the famous landmarks on foot in less […]
Frozen in Rila – Bulgaria
From Plovdiv we headed to Rila Monastery, 300kms away. Although Sofia was much closer (150km away), we decided to spend more time on the road and visit Rila. During our […]
