If you are visiting Berlin and have some time to spare, then you must plan for a day trip to Potsdam. Visiting Potsdam can be very fulfilling and invigorating at the same time. There is so much to see in this small city that you may eventually run out of time and want to stay […]
A Memorable Train Journey Through Germany
Around 11 pm that night, the lights in my train flickered unsteadily for a couple of seconds and suddenly went off leaving the whole train in weary darkness. I had been on the train for the past 4 hours and instead of getting anywhere close to my destination I was, now, staring at a bright, moonlit […]
Baobab Juice and Chicken Yassa: Ever Heard Of Them?
Baobab juice and Chicken Yassa? I, certainly, had not heard of them until recently when I was introduced to the flavorsome Senegalese cuisine. Yes, you heard it right! Senegalese cuisine right from the shores of Western Africa but conjured up in old town Paris! I dipped into a plateful of some amazing Senegalese flavors last month […]
Traveling hard seat in China wasn’t that hard after all!
Why You Must See the Majestic Stepwells of Gujarat
The name “stepwell” seems so self-explanatory: going down the steps to get to the well. And that is exactly what stepwells are. They are wells deep down under the surface of the earth with many flights of stairs leading you up to them. And in the majestic stepwells of Gujarat in India, these stairs are […]