Every year winter puts me in an introspective mode. The new year, my birthday in early Feb, the gloomy atmosphere – I find myself pondering over many things. In between all of this, when the fresh snow falls and turns the whole city into a wonderland, I realize that I actually don’t dislike winter at … More The appeal of fresh snow
2018 has been a busy but fun year for me. Most of my travels were limited to the first half of the year and the second half brought a lot of changes – changes that will keep me busy throughout 2019 as well. Among those things were getting engaged (hello wedding planning and bureaucracy), buying … More 2018 – exciting, fun and busy
This post has been sitting on my drafts for more than a year, and today after stiching together photos provided to me by my friend in Nepal from her wedding, I’ve decided to finally publish it! Please note that this is my personal take on what I am the most familiar with, and I’m aware … More Culture difference: weddings
It’s been a few years since I’ve been collaborating with GPSmyCity that develops self-guided walking tours for multiple cities across the world. Being a travel enthusiast myself who likes exploring places on foot, I thought of contributing some of my blog articles towards a great concept. This time too, two of my blog posts are launching on … More Launch of some more article apps on GPSMyCity
In May this year, I spent almost a week exploring the beaches of Sithonia in Halkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, alone. Halkidiki is a peninsula that has three peninsulas or fingers, namely Kassandra, Sithonia and Mt. Athos. Halkidiki is easily accessible from Thessaloniki, an important, gorgeous waterfront city in northern Greece. It is a popular summer … More Exploring the beach towns of Sithonia, Halkidiki
Our beach hopping continued for the day after some leisure at beautiful Cala Deia. The drive between Cala Deia and Soller was beautiful, the villages set in the mountainous landscapes enticing me the most. Port de Soller Since our place of stay was a tiny village in the heart of Mallorca, we decided to spend … More Beach hopping in Mallorca: part II
The second island destination on our week-long stay in Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India was the smaller, and less popular Neil Island. A government ferry from Havelock jetty took us to beautiful Neil island in two hours. The government ferries, mostly used by locals are a cheap way of traveling between the islands, but … More Slow life in Neil Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
When I spent a week in Greece a couple of weeks ago, my eyes and camera were in for a treat. Since it was mid-spring, flowers were blooming everywhere. Out of them all, I was most drawn to roses, and I was extremely pleased to see roses in a variety of colors while I was … More Roses in Greece
During the recent Easter break in March, we went to the coastal side of Bulgaria to utilize the three day holiday. While our base was a relatively big city called Burgas, we went on day-trips to nearby cute towns like Sozopol and Nessebar. As we arrived in Sozopol just a 40 minute bus ride away … More Exploring Sozopol, Bulgaria
Every year, I am surprised by how much seasons seem to impact my overall mood. When I lived in Nepal, I never noticed the change of seasons and definitely didn’t anticipate them. But here in Poland it’s a different story. With the landscapes drastically changing with the four seasons, I can’t help but look forward … More Falling in love with spring
Stories from Europe 