Eat, drink and eat in Italy

I love pasta. Whenever I end up with a pasta gone bad with a sauce too creamy, I thought to myself that I will have my fill when I visit Italy someday. And I did when I went to Rome, Italy in the summer of 2016. I kicked off my trip with a visit to…

Lost in Potsdam

Travelling solo means adapting to new environment, extreme weather and most importantly staying calm when things go out of control. But you could hardly do so when you are lost in the middle of nowhere right? It was travelling to Potsdam from Berlin. Potsdam is known for castles and since I have always been partial…

Discovering Japanese food culture through manga and anime

I’m not a great cook. I get by with the basics sure, but making those fancy dishes has never been my cup of tea. Mistake not, I do love good food and appreciate them a great deal. That is why when I see people cooking as if their life depended on it in reality shows…

Playing samba in Ghent on Solstice

What sets apart a lesbian music group from other women-only bands that crop up in the city? Nothing. At least on the surface. The bands have only women, they hang out after practice and they may even mingle in the same social circle. They may stand for the same cause, hanker for acceptance and love…

A bachelorette party in Amsterdam

Amsterdam during the day is like any other European city – lively and crowded with tourists, thriving restaurants and cafes. It has its share of museums and cathedrals. Famous painters like Vincent Van gogh and Rembrandt were born in Netherlands. The river Amstel flows through the city and you can see boats for hire on…

Being a veggie in Ghent

I’m not a foodie. Being a vegetarian has made it even more difficult to become one. When I go overseas, I try to look for vegetarian counterparts of any cuisine and had to look for comfort food at the end of the day. Or worse, find an Indian restaurant to have idly or dosa. Of…

A quaint little street in Rome that stole my heart

When I have little too much time on my hands, I tend to walk aimlessly. It was one such day when I visited Vatican. Having done with my visit to Vatican as early as 2 p.m. on a warm Tuesday morning, I did not want to retire to my lodge so early. So I took…

The legal walls of Belgium

Think Europe, and you think of neat buildings and clean roads, where everything works in an orderly fashion. And you would be right, mostly. But when I landed in Brussels on a rainy Saturday afternoon, it did not take me long to see colourful images and unfamiliar words splashed on buildings as my local train…