In love with Lucerne
by It is still bright and sunny when I head out for an early dinner at seven in the evening. My handy phone map shows the …
Friday photo: Israeli cuisine
I am just back from a week in Israel, having travelled through Haifa, Akko and Tiberias in the north, Jerusalem a its very heart and …
Fifty shades of white
Provence, of course, I knew well – I had driven around the villages in the footsteps of Peter Mayle, whose sardonic, yet affectionate look at …
Friday photo: Lucerne
In a country that is dotted with blockbuster landscapes and picturesque cities, I found myself falling in love with Lucerne very easily and rapidly. Its …
Photoessay on Livraria Lello, Portugal’s most beautiful bookshop
It was a dull and rainy day in Porto when I walked into Livraria Lello. And my world was instantly filled with glorious sunshine. Even …
Song of the marble rocks
It was only during my seventh or eighth visit to the heart of India – remember that catchy ad ‘Hindustan ka dil dekho’ – that …
Friday photo: seaside village
I left a bit of my heart behind in Portugal – on a recent two week road trip through the south of Spain and Portugal. …
It’s always soup o’clock in Myanmar
Soup for breakfast? Yes please! It was a pleasant winter morning in Nyaung Shwe, the small town in the Shan region in eastern Myanmar. Even …