Of poets and pints: a literary pub crawl in Dublin
by Let me start this story with a couple of “bet you didn’t know” bits of trivia: author and playwright Oscar Wilde played boxing for his …
We’ll always have Paris
“Suddenly a train appeared. Women cried out with terror. Men threw themselves to one side to avoid being run over. It was panic.” This is …
Hotels I love: Chamba Camp TUTC
There are those who, when they go camping, want to leave it all behind. And then there are those who want to take it all …
Gokarna: Sun, sand and spirituality
Gokarna has not woken up completely when we drive into the town early on a Sunday morning. We are on the single main road, a …
Friday photo: Monsoon
The rains are here, most eagerly awaited and longed for through the scorching summer months. All of India now begins to slowly shed the dry, …
Chasing chateaux in Loire Valley
At first glance, chateau Chambord seems like a mishmash of towers, turrets and chimneys. From up close, the impression remains unchanged. Travel writers have often …
Friday photo: Bordeaux
In my recent ten days in France, Bordeaux was a revelation. The world’s largest urban UNESCO heritage site, it blends the old and the new …
Loving Ljubljana
A few hours into Ljubljana, I find myself coining a new phrase about my experience: treja vu. That feeling that I have seen this all …