Category Archives: Europe

A Romantic Weekend In Paris

The unrequited love, the unshattered glass ceiling, the invite-only soiree – Paris is well defined as the relationship adolescents pine for and the debauchery to which adults surrender. But no matter how the visuals play in the mind before that maiden visit – the experience leaves everyone feeling surreal while navigating the city. When myContinueContinue reading “A Romantic Weekend In Paris”

Discovering Baroque and Historic Salzburg

Salzburg – a version of unattainable utopia removed from our dystopian bustling cities has had its square deal in the books of history. Before there was Hollywood or The Sound of Music there was Salzburg steeped in history of art, culture and music. Contrary to the popular recommendation (and belief) my visit to Salzburg wasContinueContinue reading “Discovering Baroque and Historic Salzburg”

Road Trip & Rieslings Along The Meandering Mosel

Gliding steadily across borders from France to Luxembourg into Germany where it takes a meandering course and eases the valley into an luxurious pace of life is the Mosel. The Mosel river or Moselle (depending on the language of the country it runs through ) transfuses through the valley a sense of calm and tranquilityContinueContinue reading “Road Trip & Rieslings Along The Meandering Mosel”

Timeless Tale of The von Trapps

A few of my favorite things include watching that aerial shot high above the Alpine range panning closer to the ground with a crescendo that transitions to gently twirling Julie Andrews singing “the hills are alive with the sound of music”. Lets press pause on that for a moment and establish the fact that TheContinueContinue reading “Timeless Tale of The von Trapps”

Royal Residences of Queen Victoria

To me Queen Victoria has always been a fascinating monarch than her successors or predecessors barring Elizabeth I and Henry VIII. I have read her narrative quite voraciously and the one thing that struck home to me was young Victoria all of 18 years was a creative soul trapped in the armour of a monarch.ContinueContinue reading “Royal Residences of Queen Victoria”

A Day with Shakespeare in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Comfortably cocooned in obscurity the little market town of Stratford in the Avon valley had very little to celebrate during the Tudor age. By the time Regency era dawned on England this town in Warwickshire county, was catching the attention of literary class and thespians. Oblivious to the fact that it will offer modern Britain’sContinueContinue reading “A Day with Shakespeare in Stratford-Upon-Avon”

Review: Perfect 3 day getaway in Scotland

To paraphrase Ibn Batuta “The highlands leave you speechless and then turn you into a storyteller”, and that is my only conclusion to why great novels are either conceived in Scotland or filmed in its cradle. The constraints of space, time and your attention span do not give me liberty to share the elaborate versionContinueContinue reading “Review: Perfect 3 day getaway in Scotland”

How to celebrate Magna Carta’s 800th on a holiday?

What is Magna Carta? In the early thirteenth century, there were 25 barons in England who were persistently rebellious against the tyrannical rule of John, King of England. The king was indifferent to their frustration and continued to levy heavy taxes to raise the crown funds, which led to distrust on both sides of theContinueContinue reading “How to celebrate Magna Carta’s 800th on a holiday?”