Autumn comes home
Last night had been a wild one. We had gone for a dinner date at Saudade, our neighbourhood Portuguese restaurant […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
Bavaria winter holiday, a photo essay
We spent this winter in Füssen in Bavaria in Germany. It was one of those very rare family holidays and […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Breitenberg Mountain Tobogganing Trip
Breitenberg happened on our first day in Allgäu. It was a mild winter day with clear blue skies and sunshine. […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Tegelberg Mountain Day Trip
The first thing that struck us about Tegelbahn was that it was higher, whiter, and lovelier: a sort of winter […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Neuschwanstein Castle
Last updated: October 20, 2026 Neuschwanstein Castle Quick Facts Location Schwangau, near Füssen in Bavaria, about 2 hours from Munich […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Why visit Füssen
The Bavarian town of Füssen is as charming as it gets. It lies at the foot of the Alps and […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Party like no tomorrow at Cologne Carnival Kickoff in November
The famous Carnival of Cologne officially kicks off on 11th November at 11.11 hrs. Carnival is called the “fifth season […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, German Food, Germany, Outside India, Travel Extras
Story of the German bread, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
One of the things I miss most in Cairo is good hearty German bread. Due to my growing up in […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
The curious case of Eau de Cologne
When I was a little girl, I loved smelling my freshly shaved father. He knew that I liked it, and […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Love locks of Cologne
“I’d like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of So tell me now, cause I […]