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

How to Choose a Good Travel Backpack

One of the things that makes or breaks your trip is a good backpack, and those who’ve traveled often will understand why. And to choose a good travel backpack is not as easy as one may think. Unwieldy suitcases, bad backpacks etc can lead to a lot of discomfort, and worse, leave you with a … 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

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