Did you know? It’s illegal to take photos of the Eiffel Tower at night

Eiffel Tower Photography Not Allowed

When Preethika and I went to Paris and Switzerland in June 2013 for our honeymoon, one of the things we wanted to do was see the Eiffel Tower at night. We were told that it was a beautiful sight, so why not, we thought. We couldn’t, for two reasons. For starters, we had exactly 48 … Read more

Free Entry To 1,850+ Museums, Buildings, Gardens And Other Attractions This Weekend in UK

Tower Bridge of London

I wish I were in London right now 🙁 This is perhaps a little late, but better late than never. Stumbled upon this gem, which reminded me of our free entries to all the attractions in Athens during our trip to Greece last year. As a part of European Heritage Days, there are many places … Read more

Mykonos – To Miss Or Not!

Mykonos

Mykonos has many faces than just being a beach party destination. It has lots of those ancient windmills that Greece is famous for, white and red top (instead of the blue unlike Santorini) buildings, a sneek peak of Venice called Little Venice, pelicans walking around with their head help up high, gay bars and many … Read more

Santorini – Commercial yet Beautiful

Santorini

This was the biggest question that kept popping up when I was planning my Greece trip. After being born and raised in a city which has one of the world’s largest beaches, (Marina in Madras/Chennai, India) I was skeptical to spend time in more than one beach/island city in Greece. However, I was completely wrong. … Read more

A Day Trip to Ancient Delphi and Hosios Loukas

Hosios Loukas Church, Greece

When I was planning for the Greece trip, there were a few people suggesting that Delphi could be skipped, that it is just another place with ruins and so on. However, on reading the various experiences written by different bloggers, the more I was inclined to add this as a part of my must visit … Read more

Monasteries of Meteora – The Rock Pillars of Greece

Panorama shot of Meteora

I’m going to start this post with the fact that not many people actually know about Meteora. I guess that’s probably because Greece is known more for its beautiful blue islands. If you ask me, places like these make my trip more satisfying than anything else. Short version: Things to know before heading to Meteora. … Read more

Athens – Hippie Yet Happening!

We landed on 25th Sep’15 afternoon at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. The immigration process was pretty quick and our backpacks were among the early ones to come out. We downloaded the GreekGuide app (works offline too) for Athens and other cities which has all important information one might need for the trip. As we landed we saw Ikea which … Read more

Eight Day Travel Itinerary For Greece

Greece Itinerary

One of the oldest civilizations in the history of mankind, beautiful landscapes, warm and friendly people and the best place for vegetarians travelling abroad – that’s Hellenic Republic aka Greece for you! I have jotted down on how we planned this trip after a lot of research on the internet. And here is my story on … Read more

Planning for A Greece Trip?

Plans to Greece

It was one of those conversations between my husband and I to decide which destination we will head to for our coming vacation. Way too many places were on our minds but then I zeroed in on Greece as I wanted to go to Meteora this year. Yes, that single place made me decide where … Read more

Three days in Lucerne (Luzern), Switzerland.

If anyone asks me where would you like to settle down in life – my first choice was and still is Vancouver, BC, Canada (lived there for about a year and half) but this city almost made me reconsider- that too in just THREE DAYS. We headed to Lucerne from Paris, took a train from … Read more