For this Friday, one of the hosts of Friendly Friday Photo Challenge, Amanda, has come up with a fun topic. I’ve always loved yellow so the moment I saw this week’s topic, I knew I had to post my collection of yellows. Yellow is such a happy color and I have warm memories from childhood … More Friendly Friday: Yellow
Note that this blog post is available on GPSmyCity as a travel article app in the Pokhara city section. This article can be downloaded as an app by clicking here. You can also subscribe to or upgrade the article (for a small fee) for gaining access to the offline map with all sights mentioned on the article. Nepalese believe that Pokhara, … More Pokhara, a great place to relax around nature
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
Post-travel blues are something I’ve been familiar with over the years, but it’s even worse if the traveling involved meeting family that I don’t get to see everyday. This past month, I was away in Nepal visiting my family and celebrating two of the biggest festivals that fall during autumn: Dashain and Tihar. I had … More Settling in after festive fun
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 constant, sweltering temperatures these days make me wish that I were at the sea as it has been far too long that I’ve gone without dipping in the crystal clear sea. My last beach holiday was in Mallorca at the beginning of June, when the sea was just beginning to warm. I am now … More Beach hopping in Mallorca: part I
This summer has been extraordinary. Warm weather unusually started in April, and has stayed ever since. Even though we’ve been having quite a bit of rain since a couple of weeks, the temperatures are usually around 20 degrees. Due to circumstances, this summer I’ve been mostly home. I need to save my precious annual leave … More A slow, relaxed summer
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
Stories from Europe 