Egyptian food guide: What to eat to enjoy this underrated cuisine
This year I was lucky enough to be invited to a couple of family Iftar gatherings in Cairo and was introduced to the special Ramadan dishes. A major Ramadan foo...
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Is Valletta one of Europe’s underrated capital cities?
Valletta is the gorgeous capital of lilliputian European nation of Malta. Though, not very popular in the tourist radar, Valletta in my eyes is one of Europe's ...
Why you should visit Malta, one of Europe’s most underrated Mediterranean countries?
Best things come in small packages and this holds absolutely true for Malta. An amazingly versatile destination, Malta has its unique language, and the island c...
The kind happy monument called Jama Masjid in Delhi
My trysts with Delhi go long back and for some years I called the Indian capital city home. Funnily, all I did during those years was to eat, sleep, shop, and c...
The star shaped Fort Bourtange of Holland
Ever wondered how some of the most outstanding monuments of their time simply slip through the hands of time? Often when I visit such a site, I wonder how its c...
Giethoorn, the picturesque Dutch village with no roads
Giethoorn markets itself as the 'Venice of Holland'. Now, that in my eyes is a bit far-fetched, though the Dutch village is indeed very pretty. Its sole sim...
The sweet fresco city of Padua
Padua (Padova in Italian) seemed to me like a know-all. Often being called one myself, I naturally have a strong affinity towards know-all kinds of places...
Top fun things to do in Yangon
To love Rangoon and to enjoy the Yangon attractions is to open-heartedly accept its struggle, its gentle pride and its chaotic old-fashioned lifestyle. Time pas...
The colourful chaos of downtown Yangon
Downtown Yangon for me starts from the famous Bogyoke Aung San Market and continues all the way past the Sule Pagoda to the sluggish Yangon river. The area has ...
The nostalgic Yangon times
Yangon is more than a city to me. It is an emotion. A very known, yet strangely unfamiliar emotion, similar to deja vu. The reason is perhaps the uncanny simila...