The Geography of Home Feeling at home getting a Co2 treatment at the Royal Spa room, Nove Lazne hotel, Marianske Lazne The concept of identity and what home means is something I have explored extensively on the blog over the years. Born in England, raised in India, educated in Scotland, and having spent the last…
As they would say in Scotland, it was blowing a hoolie on the North Sea. After being tossed around all night like tiddlywinks in rough seas, by the time we approached dawn, the waves flatlined and a calm, cold blue eyed morning greeted us as the DFDS cruise rolled into Newcastle. So yeah. Why…
There’s a certain blissful calm of arriving at your destination by sea on a ferry. There are fewer, grander perspectives in travel than arriving in a new destination, your eyes feasting on the broad expanse of the harbour, being serenaded by a whirl of seagulls, with a crisp breeze in your hair. It is…
Started planning your trips for 2025? I am excited to share with you my best travel hacks and tips to save money in 2025. My aim with the blog has always been helping you to find creative ways of how you travel better in style on a budget so in keeping with my mission, I…
August 2020. We’ve come almost full circle since last summer. The year has been the most extraordinary and craziest year in life. In uncertain times like this, it is important to pause. Reflect. Hold onto the memories of happier times and people. The friends we made along the way during our travels. The memorable…
“We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.” Winston Churchill Until recently, I rarely appreciated how much of an impact, architecture had on my mental wellbeing. My indifference could be partially explained by my childhood, growing up in a bustling metropolis like Kolkata. As a kid, I paid scant attention to the cognitive…
One of the few positives that has come out of the current situation is the time I have to focus on things I normally don’t have the time or patience for. I’ve been catching up a lot on my reading recently , rediscovering some old classics and also finding some new books on the Kindle….
I get a mixture of reactions from my German friends when I mention the island of Wangerooge. ‘Sounds very Australian to me-are you sure this is in Germany? ’ was the puzzled reaction from one of my well travelled German friends. Some nod their heads vaguely. ‘ Is it part of the East Frisian Islands?”…
The older I grow, the more I find pleasure in seeking out the unknown, the insignificant and the less celebrated. Maybe its part of my human DNA. That undeniable thrill of rooting for the underdog and sticking it upto the man. I found this particularly to be the case when choosing destinations to visit and…
