Chopin’s den, Poland
An hour away from Warsaw where everything about Chopin takes up a whole day’s worth of sightseeing, is his birthplace, Zelazowa Wola. Although Chopin’s family moved him out to Warsaw […]
C’est Paris
You visit Paris once. Once to rush around the major landmarks like the “unconventional” tourist, and then for fashionably irresistible reasons. Although I’d been once before, I was never really […]
Rubble up some mo’ – Herculaneum
Unlike Pompeii, Herculaneum was a smaller and wealthier seaside town. Today, it lies on the shores of smaller cities, Ercolano and Portici, that brings to life the ancient site accidentally […]
Rubble up in Pompeii, Italy
Pack up your imagination, compass and a book about Pompeii like “The Complete Pompeii” and go down in history to a labyrinth of streets, neighborhoods and what not. Just before […]
What’s your pizza?
Neopolitan! We rode on the incredibly slow Intercity train that rattled like a dying battery from Rome Termini to Napoli Centrale rather than whooshing by in an hour on the […]
Something Fishy, Dubai
Head down to the Deira fish market (suq as samak) nestled in the old part of town and check out the Arabian Sea’s fresh stock. Contrary to what some people […]
Trans-Siberia – Day 12 – Mongolia to Beijing
We were so glad to be leaving Ulaanbaatar and what was left of its air particles that clung on to us with extreme might, but, it was not over yet. […]
Trans-Siberia – Day 11 – Elstei Lodge Mongolia
We couldn’t pick a better season to camp in one of the coldest cities on earth. At 15 below zero on average, we drove to the campsite situated far far […]
Trans-Siberia – Day 10 – Ulanbaatar
It was early in the AM, six to be precise. Greeted by our garrulous tour guide and driver, we went over to a hotel for BATH and breakfast before embarking […]
Trans-Siberia- Day 9 – On Board
We spent approximately 7 hours on the Russian-Mongolian border. “Why was the train carriage overcrowded with tourists?”, we wondered. As soon as our train pulled over, we were strictly instructed […]
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