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Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, The Netherlands, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips, Trip Photos

Keukenhof travel tips

Many travel bucket lists feature a visit to the Keukenhof Gardens and it is easy to understand why. Most famous […]

October 27, 2025 By maverickbird
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

German spring and Easter traditions

Last week, the clock changed. Days got longer by 1 hour and nights became suddenly short. Evening light lingered after […]

October 27, 2025
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Koln Flora in spring

Koln Flora is one of my favourite places in Cologne. It is a beautiful public park on the left of […]

October 27, 2025
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 […]

October 27, 2025
Africa, Egypt, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Luxor Trip Photo Essay

No Egypt trip is complete without visiting Luxor, the world’s greatest open-air museum. It is an extraordinary place and a […]

October 27, 2025
Africa, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Tunisia

Tunis street photography

I love walking around and discovering a new place. Being camera-happy, I like taking endless pictures of street life and […]

October 27, 2025
Africa, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Tunisia

Photo essay of Marché Central in Tunis

Visiting a local market is a great way to get a sense of a place and get a feel of […]

October 27, 2025
the autumn fruit of pumpkin
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, German Food, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Hello Pumpkin

Fall has set in early this year bringing with it damp skies and rain. Sniffles, sneezes, and warm socks are […]

October 26, 2025
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

Photo essay of my awesome Bundi trip

” The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust […]

October 26, 2025
India, Photo Essays, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West

Photo essay of the beautiful Bundi frescoes

Some of Rajasthan’s finest miniature and mural paintings were produced around Bundi and Kota. These two towns of Rajasthan were […]

October 26, 2025
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