Imperial Rome, going back in time

My days in Rome start at 9 a.m. and ends at 10 p.m. It is more than 12 hours of endless walking through cobbled streets, only to stop in between for food and drinks. Roma, as Italians call it, is without a doubt a beautiful city with pale white walls and history at every turn….

An evening at Piazza Navona in Italy

Rome is full of Piazza, Piazza this and Piazza that. Every street you enter will lead you to a Piazza. So what is piazza that sounds like a pizza with an additional ‘A’? Looking up at a dictionary will tell you that piazza is a public square marketplace, especially in an Italian town. A square…

Alone in Berlin

After much contemplation and analysis, I booked my flight to Berlin. I would have rather gone to Athens, Krakow or Paris of course but for the enormous cost. My sister who helped me with booking said, “If all you want to do is experience travelling solo, place should not matter. Save your money and go…

A boat guide for rescue in Ghent riverside

I used to romanticise the notion of travelling solo – a fairly young woman in the brand new place alone and all that. There are plenty of possibilities like having a whirlwind romance with a handsome foreigner, winning a lottery or have an adventure of sorts like the ones you read in books. It is…

Cycling through Belgian streets

When I saw people riding cycle in Ghent, Belgium, I thought it should be pretty convenient. Unlike India, there are no auto-rickshaws at your beck and call. You need to time your travel right from the moment you start home to catch a bus or tram to the nearest railway station or metro. If not…