In the times of Instagram and Facebook reels and short attention spans, it is liberating to know that blogs are mostly a thing of the past. Hell, in the near future, it will be hard to predict whether the blog or article is written by an AI program like ChatGPT! And this knowledge takes the…
Category: Europe
Prague, 2020: The last trip before lockdown.
“Sometimes in life, a sudden situation, a moment in time, alters your whole life, forever changes the road ahead”. When the first cases of coronavirus were reported back in December,’19 in Wuhan, China, I like most people thought to myself “Well thank God I am safe back home”. When the cases started increasing and found…
The Ultimate Greek Honeymoon Guide: ATHENS
Athens, the birthplace of democracy, the bedrock of western civilization was our first destination. It has been inhabited continuously for more than 3500 years and even today, ancient monuments, relics and landmarks dominate the cityscape. Even though Athens has now been transformed into an urban, cosmopolitan hub, it’s glorious heritage echoes through the ruins and…
The Ultimate Greek Honeymoon Guide: Itinerary and Trip Basics
Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by all things Greek. Being a massive history and culture freak, their rich culture, history and glorious mythology have always awed me. I’ve grown up reading the Homeric Epics, the Illiad and the Odyssey with all its heroic and sometimes tragic stories of the rise…
Euro Backpacking Diaries: Amsterdam in 48 hours !
What is the craziest thing that you can do in 2 days ; 48 hours; 2880 minutes; 1,72,800 seconds of your lifetime? Take a trip to Amsterdam and let it work its magic on you! What is so magical about Amsterdam, you ask? For starters, if a city were a person then Amsterdam would be…
Euro Backpacking Diaries: 10 Must Do things in Paris
Paris is always a good idea. Why? Because it is the city of love, quite literally! Be it love for culture, art, cuisine, history, music, fashion, architectural delights, retail therapy, Paris epitomizes love and me and Sang were, truly, madly, deeply in love with the very idea of Paris ! The moment me and Sang…
Euro Backpacking Diaries: Paris Basics
Accommodation: Hostel : Le Regent, Montmarte. Cost : 24 Euros (4 bed,shared dorm)+ Complimentary breakfast. Booking site: http://www.hostelbooker.com How to get there: Take the RER Line from CDG Airport and get down at Gar Du Nord Station. The hostel is at a walk able distance. Review: Good location, close to Montmarte, Gar Du Nord and…
Euro Backpacking Diaries:Parisian Pandora
I love airports. They always conjure up memories and images in my mind, of teary eyed welcomes and farewells, of excited rushes of anticipating new adventures, of home-comings to near and dear ones after a long stint. The reality of the journey ahead which, till that point, existed inside my head somehow dawns on me…
Euro Backpacking Diaries: How we did it, The PROCESS
The Starting Point On a cold November evening in 2013, after yet another “tiresome” day at work,Sanghamitra, my friend and housemate, was resting on our battered arm chair in the hall when I bounced off the idea of a solo trip to France to meet my brother Mrinal and set off on a European sojourn….
Euro Backpacking Diaries: The birth of an IDEA
What happens after a heartbreak? Well, in my case, LIFE happened! Life, which I tried so hard to clutch onto and secure it the way I wanted and guess what, I fell flat on my face! And down I fell into a deep abyss where I was forced to face my deepest demons in a…
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