Melaka (also known as Malacca) is a tiny waterfront city in Malaysia with a strong Portuguese historical influence. It is a very popular weekend getaway for food exploration and antique shopping. The city is located roughly four hours bus ride … Continue reading Travel: Weekend guide to Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
I have had more pressure (from close friends) to write a bachelor’s guide blog for Bangkok than for any other city – for obvious reasons. So thought maybe a family guide would be the best way to start. Bangkok is … Continue reading Budget Travel Tips for Bangkok, with or without family!
After food trips to Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur and Ethiopian cuisine in 2017, we rounded off the year with diet trails to Jaipur, Lucknow & Jamshedpur! Great food does enhance a happy mind, so here’s my list of our top ten … Continue reading Food: Jaipur – Our top 10 food experiences
Jaipur, along with Delhi & Agra, features amongst the most visited ‘triangles’ of the world. Ask any non-Indian who has toured India at least once and there is a high probability that they have covered this northern India triangle. Also … Continue reading Travel: Jaipur in a Day
Visiting one of the world’s premier cities, one of the world’s most visited cities, within budget expenses, is always a challenge. Most of us have dreams of visiting Madrid one day. And yet many of us are deterred by various … Continue reading Travel: Madrid – A budget family itinerary
Not many tourist cities have sprawling mountains, open calm seas and plentiful surrounding islands clubbed together in one location. Add low accommodation costs, cheap seafood, great shopping options, an airport to its own and you have a ‘complete’ holiday tourist … Continue reading Travel: Kota Kinabalu – A budget family itinerary
Bruges (Belgium) was chilling at 4 degree Celsius. The clock had just struck midnight. The roads were empty. There was a slight drizzle in the air. We managed to find a kebab joint (open late) to have a bite of … Continue reading Travel: When someone made you blush, laugh aloud or feel loved
A trip to Manila is incomplete without a visit to the traditional Legazpi Sunday Market. Various home cooked cuisines, hand made dolls, slippers to cheap priced boxer shorts .. it’s all laid out there. You have everything that you need … Continue reading Food: Legazpi Sunday Market (Manila) in pictures
I take pride in my family, upbringing and religion (Hinduism) which never discouraged from visiting other places of worship. That flexibility in values got into me to believe there is only one supernatural god (who created the earth, living beings). … Continue reading Travel: Best of Lourdes, France, in a day
The spate of terrorist attacks in recent times has an extremely disturbing, increasing trend. Wikipedia says between January 2016 to March 2016 there have been 370 different incidents of terrorist attacks globally. The next quarter, alone, accounts for 580 incidents. … Continue reading 11 tips to reduce chances of being a terror victim
