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
Last updated: October 25, 2026 The first thing that struck us about Tegelbahn was that it was higher, whiter, and […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Why visit Füssen
Last updated: October 25, 2026 The Bavarian town of Füssen is as charming as it gets. It lies at the […]
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
Last updated: November 1, 2026 One of the things I miss most in Cairo is good hearty German bread. Due […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
The curious case of Eau de Cologne
Last updated: October 24, 2026 When I was a little girl, I loved smelling my freshly shaved father. He knew […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Love locks of Cologne
Last updated: October 24, 2026 “I’d like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of So […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Kölsch, Schweinshaxe, and other joys of a brauhaus in Cologne
Last updated: November 1, 2026 Earlier this month in Cologne, I went on a local food and drink binge with […]