Postcards of an autumn in Potsdam, Berlin’s fairy tale pretty neighbour
I love autumn so much that last year, I dedicated an entire series to this beautiful season. The earth looks […]
Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Kölsch, Schweinshaxe, and other joys of a brauhaus in Cologne
Earlier this month in Cologne, I went on a local food and drink binge with my friends. Since summer was […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
Kölsch, Spaghettieis, and beeren: German summer is here
It was quite a joke, that Cologne was hotter than Cairo, the day we arrived back in Germany from Egypt. […]
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
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 […]
Europe, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
Romantic Cochem
A pretty little town tucked beside the gentle Moselle river, Cochem is as cute as a button. Think pastel coloured […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
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 […]
Cologne Diaries, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Outside India
The gothic beauty of Cologne Cathedral
Every time Tarek and I drive back to Cologne fro somewhere outside, we play a game; and that is, who […]
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 […]
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 […]