Exhaustion & epiphanies

Yesterday, I said, "Let's not go anywhere for at least a year. Maybe even two." And I meant it. Travel fatigue has hit us, and...

Scotland

Scotland throws up all kinds of philosophical questions. Like, what did Indians listen to on road-trips before Dil Chahta Hai & Zindagi ...

London

The UK's home to many legendary creatures - changelings and faeries, the Loch Ness, Jack O' Kent, and, of course, the romantic hero,...

Paris

I started this series talking about the incomparable experience of  walking through Rome before the sun rose. It seems fitting to end the n...

Food Round-Up: Austria & Germany

I was excited about eating my way through My Favourite Things (crisp apple strudels, schnitzel with noodles...) but a little daunted by reco...

Around Munich

To give you some context, I visited Italy for the food, Austria for nostalgia, Paris for the arts, and Munich because... I had to visit Dach...

Salzburg

Sound of Music was the first movie I fell in love with. Let’s be clear: I’m older, I know the movie wasn’t particularly accurate; Salzburg d...

Vienna

I don't know if it was delayed jet lag, the change in weather, or just my brain slowly trying to switch from Italian to Austrian (I don...

Food Round-Up: Italy

Mangia bene, ridi spesso, ama molto - eat well, laugh often, love a lot. It's a great motto for any vacation, especially one in Italy. E...