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gili island of indonesia
Asia, Indonesia, Outside India

Why I loved Indonesia

Indonesia had not featured on my travel itinerary for a very long time and somehow I never thought much of […]

March 24, 2026
Africa, Africa, Kenya Tanzania, Outside India, Tanzania, Travel Extras, Trip Itineraries

Kenya Tanzania itinerary for 2 weeks

Both Kenya and Tanzania are huge and the distances between the main destinations are long. That is why you have […]

March 24, 2026
#Travelbloggerindia #chanterelle #pfifferling #Germanytravelblog #inspiringgermany #expatlifeingermany
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, German Food, Germany, Outside India, Travel Extras

Pfifferlinge is back

The weather in Cologne has been playing truant for some time. Super hot days (it gets extremely hot in summer […]

March 24, 2026
view from port hills christchurch
New Zealand, Oceania, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

A brief Christchurch visit in photos

Recently I completed 6 years of blogging. This fact took me by total surprise because of the time I started […]

March 24, 2026
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

The beauty of Cairo Ramadan

One of my besties was over in Cairo recently and her visit coincided with the holy month of Ramadan. A […]

March 19, 2026
beautiful prison island
Africa, Outside India, Tanzania

A day trip to Prison Island from Zanzibar

The next morning dhow cruise to Prison Island was the perfect way to start a day. I left the hotel […]

March 19, 2026
a boat on nungwi beach during my zanzibar travel
Africa, Outside India, Tanzania, Travel Extras, Travel Guides

Zanzibar Travel Guide

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous archipelago of Tanzania in East Africa. It is composed of many small islands, out of which Pemba […]

March 19, 2026
masai walking on nungwi beach
Africa, Outside India, Tanzania

Relaxing days at Nungwi Beach in Zanzibar

My group headed for the shore soon after the Prison Island visit and after a quick lunch were on our […]

March 19, 2026
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India

Romantic Cochem

A pretty little town tucked beside the gentle Moselle River, Cochem is as cute as a button. Think pastel coloured […]

March 17, 2026
Cochem is on Moselle river
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India

Following the Romantic wine route along the Moselle Valley

The Moselle Valley in Germany is as pretty as a storybook setting. The lively Moselle river meanders between hillside castles […]

March 17, 2026
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