Our initial plan for the UK trip in 2016 was more skewed towards England than Scotland. But then one of our friend’s highly recommended us to spend as much time as possible in the northern most part of Scotland, The Isle of Skye. Having spent quite a few months in London for work earlier, we … Continue reading Scotland

Fuelled by the romance shown in Bollywood movies and the general fascination that we have for Europe, we went for Euro trip to celebrate our first anniversary in July 2013. The top three countries in our mind were France, Switzerland and Italy. We decided to land in Paris and take off from Rome. Back in … Continue reading The Europe Trip Vol. 1

You are going to Netherlands with a toddler. What do you do. Quite a lot actually. Our typical search for places to visit and off beat locations in any new country has got some new filters added now. Kid friendly places, parks, animals, … the list goes on. And it is good to have some … Continue reading Windmills and Canals: Netherlands

This particular trip comes after a long gap. After our trip to Athens in December 2019 (where we lost our coveted passport) we were gearing up for our next adventure to see northern lights, when suddenly the world came to an halt. Forget about travelling, going to the grocery store itself was a challenge. Virtual … Continue reading In Bruges…

As usual, let’s begin with a bit of history. Both Portugal and Spain come under the Iberian Peninsula which also includes Andorra and a bit of southern France. Because of this a large part of the history of Spain and Portugal is common. The ancient history of Europe is dominated by Celtic tribes. These tribes … Continue reading Lisbon – Portugal

Krakow was one of the big cities in Poland that survived destruction during the world war. The Nazi army first attacked Warsaw and they completely destroyed it. Then Poland came under Nazi occupation and hence Krakow was spared as it was now a Nazi territory. Krakow used to be the capital of Poland before the … Continue reading The city that survived the war: Krakow

We missed our connecting flight from Istanbul and arrived at Budapest much later than when we intended to. Nevertheless, we decided to make the best of it and had a gala time there. The weather was pretty warm even for July. Here are few things to do while you are at Budapest. Chain bridge: This … Continue reading Things to do in Budapest

The earliest recorded name for this country is Bohemian which originates from the name of the tribe that resided here thousands of years back. Czech Republic is in fact just a few decades old. After the communist regime in 1918, they merged with Slovakia to form Czechoslovakia. They amicably parted their ways in 1993 and … Continue reading Prague: In a nutshell

We all have seen many movies/documentaries and read books on this black spot of modern history, but going there and looking at those actual places puts things in a completely different perspective. You are moved and somehow feel the entire humanity to be collectively responsible for this. There were some last minute changes in our … Continue reading The Holocaust and the city of Warsaw

Salz means “salt” and Burg means “fort”. As the name suggests the city is about its huge salt mines and the rulers who suddenly became rich by owning these mines. At one time this city was one of the wealthiest in Europe owing to these mines and the huge demand that salt had for use … Continue reading Mountains, lakes and a beautiful little city: Salzburg

Slovenia is a small country near some of the power houses of Europe. The biggest city is the capital Ljubljana and the most popular place to visit will be Bled. We decided to put our base in Bled and explore the natural beauty that Slovenia has to offer. Ljubljana is an hour away from Bled … Continue reading A guide to Slovenia

When we hear the word Bratislava, the first thing that might come to our minds is the movie Hostel. All the gore and crime that will make you shiver. The tourists in the movie were lured to a place in the outskirts of Bratislava. Several citizens of Slovakia protested for this and accused the movie … Continue reading Brief time in Bratislava

Here is a fun fact which might sound like utter rubbish in the beginning. Before 1992, there were no beaches in Barcelona and the city barely saw any traction from tourists.  There were slums dwelling on the coast and some old factories made up the skyline along the sea. The city was host to a … Continue reading Barcelona: The city of Gaudi and Beaches

Whenever we remember the history of civilization, one of the first things that come to our minds is Greece. While India/China created the foundation of eastern civilization, Greece created the one for western. It was the cradle of philosophy, maths, science and democracy. Also it has a large set of varied mythological characters which are … Continue reading Of Gods and Warriors: Athens