Paris Arrondissements Guide: What to expect “Paris is always a good idea”-so quipped the legendary Audrey Hepburn onscreen in Funny Face. One look at the city and all I could…
The fortress of Suomenlinna (originally Sveaborg in Swedish), off the mainland of Helsinki is a UNESCO declared World Heritage Site and a prime example of 18th century European military architecture.…
The Basque region of Spain is not only incredibly beautiful, but has also one of the most underrated scenic drives along the Atlantic coast. Most people opt for a drive…
“Paris is always a good idea”- so quipped the iconic Audrey Hepburn in the movie “Funny Face“. With all due respects and at the risk of sounding blasphemous, Provence, the…
Madrid, the capital city of Spain formed the last leg of our Europe trip (read our adventures in Seville, Granada, Lisbon and Algarve by clicking on these hot links). Its a…
Marseille, France’s port city in the southern tip of the country, is a city like no other. Starkly different from Paris in look and feel, it is a delicious boiling…
If you are visiting Portugal, then just don’t stop at Lisbon (read this Lisbon travel guide here) but definitely make some time to explore Algarve, the southernmost region of Portugal…
Turkey is overrun with historical cities and sites as well as tourism agencies and tour groups more than willing to take you there. This chaotic confluence has resulted in the…
We traveled to Turkey in June 2013 after which I posted quite a few pictures on Facebook (the holy grail of cyber social norms). The photographs, surprisingly, had quite a…
If France is one of the culinary meccas of the world, then the region of Provence (southern France) is definitely one of its prized jewels! The fantastic Mediterranean weather is…