Miscellaneous

Europe and Southeast Asia can feel different when it comes to travelling, and the many obvious dissimilarities like travel costs, and visa complications speak strongly in favor of the statement. Southeast Asia offers easy visas, whereas Europe on the other hand, has always made its tourist visa hard to get. So if you’re planning a […]

It was undoubtedly clear that as soon as the bus escaped Italy and entered into the Swiss territory the journey became far more surreal. The majestic Swiss Alps, perfectly beautified with an unbroken chain of white glaciers, crystal blue lakes and the many quaint villages – as I happened to explore during a cheap 25

With museums galore, an emerald green river, and an old-world European charm, Basel in Switzerland indeed makes an appealing stopover. After spending a fortnight in the heart of Lazio, in Italy, while living with a Roman family and experiencing their way of life, as I left the country and started heading north, my preconceived, seemingly

Before I start with this Slovenia Ljubljana travel blog, I would like to confess that prior to my visit to Slovenia I knew very little about this country, but my first impression of Slovenia changed it all. Other than vaguely being aware of it as a part of Central Europe, I knew nothing more about

Before I visited the graffiti street art area of Metelkova Ljubljana, I didn’t know that this Slovenian Capital has some of the world’s most impressive artwork. I have seen a few other graffiti areas worldwide, including the popular street art in Perth and the Georgetown Penang street art, but the scene in Metelkova Ljubljana was

Out of my nearly 3-day travel, I have written this Vienna budget travel tips blog that includes useful points on how to travel, what to see, where to eat and where to stay in Vienna on a budget. You can also read my other blog with tips on what to see and do in Vienna

Looking for Budapest photos and pictures? Forget Googling for Budapest images and see this photoblog, with a storyline. I have so much to write from my recent trip to Europe, that even after writing a dozen stories, it looks like I’ve hardly scratched the surface. Also, though two months was a good amount of time

[I visited Cambodia in 2016, and this is an edited version of the original story provided (by me) to be published by the print version of… Harmony India Magazine, May 2017 edition] The mugshot of several dozen victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide lay in front of me. Some appeared to have a broken jawbone,

Did you know that Budapest metro is a UNESCO site too? Let’s know more about it in this travel blog! I remember my second day in Budapest was long and tiring. The city had too much to offer, and I had only a week to cover it all. But the good thing about the town

Before you read this story about the robbery in Bratislava, I request you to please read the entire story — from how I got robbed in Bratislava and what followed next. Please do not leave the blog in between and find a negative tone against Slovaks, or Central Europe at large… because that was never