Category Archives: Travelogues

Lovely day trips from Hamburg

Northern Germany is home to trading cities, belonging to a network called the Hanseatic league. Although Hamburg is what comes to mind when we think about North Germany, there are other smaller cities that have lot of history in trade, culture and architecture. We were lucky to be hosted by Karthik (my wife’s cousin) andContinueContinue reading “Lovely day trips from Hamburg”

Hallstatt – Probably the most beautiful town I visited

An overnight OBB-Nightjet train brought us from Zurich hauptbahnof to Attnang-Pucheim station, a small train station in the very beautiful Salzkammergut region of Austria. It was around 5:20am. A cafe shop opened at 5:30am, where we enjoyed some bakery items and coffee, before waiting for the next train to Hallstatt, scheduled at 6:20am. Train arrivedContinueContinue reading “Hallstatt – Probably the most beautiful town I visited”

There is no place like Rome!

We have heard proverbs epitomizing Rome, ever since childhood. “Rome was not built in a day”, “All roads lead to Rome”, “When in Rome, do what the Romans do!”, so on and so forth. Although a history enthusiast, Rome was never in my list of places to visit. This year though, as we planned ourContinueContinue reading “There is no place like Rome!”

The two beautiful Greek Islands

Greece has around 6000 islands and when people think of Greece, its mostly about these beautiful islands. Our Greek adventure started in Athens and then we took Ferries to reach its islands. Many know Santorini, the most famous of all these islands – This was not to be missed. Apart from this, we wanted toContinueContinue reading “The two beautiful Greek Islands”

Travel to Greece & Italy – DIY

Europe is always in the travel bucket list for most of us in India. Afterall, Europe has captivated people since long time thanks to the local movie industry and through the history & geography lessons imparted at school. Although well worth the visit, it’s definitely quite heavy on the purse. As Indians, we always areContinueContinue reading “Travel to Greece & Italy – DIY”

Jaipur – An incredible heritage site entrenched in Chaos and Apathy

In the December of 2022, we had embarked on a 9-day long trip to western Rajasthan. A trip in December 2023 to Jaipur in the Eastern side would then complete the missing jigsaw puzzle of the Rajasthan touristic circuit. The western Rajasthan trip was booked via Nivalink agency, this Jaipur one we decided to doContinueContinue reading “Jaipur – An incredible heritage site entrenched in Chaos and Apathy”

Varanasi – A thorough amalgam of chaos, serenity and culinary delights

This trip was a long time pending. Also known as Kashi and Benaras, Varanasi is one of the most famous ancient cities in the world, having a reputation of being chaotically beautiful. On a visit to Tibet, we had met a German lady who mentioned she had visited Varanasi. When I asked how her experienceContinueContinue reading “Varanasi – A thorough amalgam of chaos, serenity and culinary delights”

Amazing Langkawi

There are places where you yearn for time to just halt, to soak in more and more of the ambience, truly wonderful that these moments are. Langkawi was one such brilliant place. July 2023 Our flight landed at Langkawi landed just past noon; the spectacular aerial views that the island offered from the comfort ofContinueContinue reading “Amazing Langkawi”

Udaipur – Of Royalty, Palaces, Lakes, and Narrow Alleys

The final leg of our Rajasthan trip took us to Udaipur, a city famous for its Lakes. To be honest, I thought it would be just another city, but what we experienced here was out of the unexpected, in a wonderful sense. Before getting to Udaipur, I do like to mention couple of interesting sightseeingContinueContinue reading “Udaipur – Of Royalty, Palaces, Lakes, and Narrow Alleys”