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Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India

Würzburg things to do

Würzburg as a destination has a lot going for it. First of all, the location is fantastic. Set against the […]

March 20, 2023
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Köln Flora in spring

I went out for a walk to the Köln Flora yesterday and found it to be resplendent with flowers. The […]

March 20, 2023
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal

Kolkata Fun Facts

Kolkata or Calcutta as it is still fondly called is the capital of India’s West Bengal state. Founded by merging […]

March 7, 2023
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal

Growing up in Jhargram: red earth country and wildflowers

Jhargram is now a city, a district, and a tourist destination of growing repute. However, that is not what I […]

March 6, 2023
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West Bengal

Workers of Kolkata and their jobs

“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a […]

January 1, 2023
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal

Calcutta loves to read: a photo essay

Calcutta or Kolkata as it is known now is perhaps India’s most literary city. Calcutta loves to read and every […]

December 31, 2022
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West Bengal

Kolkata photo essay

I don’t know what made me think of sharing a Kolkata photo essay at the fag end of this year. […]

December 26, 2022
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India

Why visit Trier, Germany’s oldest city

Located in the region of the Mosel river in the Rhineland Palatinate, Trier is considered Germany’s oldest city. It was […]

December 16, 2022
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India

The beautiful rococo Augustusburg palace in Brühl

We live in Köln in Germany. It lies in western Germany, in a region that is particularly famous for beautiful […]

December 15, 2022
abu simbel is must in every egypt itinerary
Africa, Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India, Travel Extras, Trip Itineraries

A Classical Egypt Itinerary

Egypt is back in the travel news after a lot of bad press. It is touted as one of the […]

November 1, 2022
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