A close-up of some of The Faces of Locksmith Street Locksmith Street and its Faces, Ljubljana, Slovenia There was once a poet called Rainer Maria Rilke in this region. He wrote a fabulous piece that started with a line about how there is no awareness of how many faces are there. Since every person has many faces…...
Croatia Experiences - Top 14 Things to do The country is nestled in the Heart of Europe, with plenty of things to do, the country has a little bit of everything for every traveler and is blooming in the travel industry currently. The history and culture on one side, here are a few must-have Croatia experiences Monkfish...
The Pillar of Shame, Zadar, Croatia Standing tall in a Croatian Square. Looking much the worse for wear since it has been standing for many centuries in the open… But let your imagination run and you will be awed by the history and violence that this post would have witnessed. Once upon a time, hundreds of years...
The Plitvice Lakes are part of a National Park that is well-known for natural beauty and harmony of shapes and colors… The region is called the Devil’s Garden on some maps. 16 cascading lakes that create over 90 waterfalls… The lakes are famous for the minerals and sunlight causing changing colors of the water – bright...
We humans have always had a fascination for the strange, the exotic… especially if they resemble us humans… And nature kind of humors us by providing such sights and creatures – the volcanoes, the hot springs, the waterfalls, the Komodo dragons, the Orangutan, etc… These then become fodder for our legends, stories, and beliefs –...
The Beyonder Guide to making long flights comfortable Long flights can get a tad tiring… and boring… and inconvenient… and expensive… Here are some tips that I use on my long solo trips (which happen a bit too often)… These work for me and I hasten to add, may not work for you. Use the ones...
The King of the Arctic - Polar Bears of Svalbard The world’s largest land-based carnivore… No natural predators (other than man with a gun of course)... Black skinned with transparent fur that appears white… The ‘Ursus Maritimus’ or Polar Bear - the King of the Arctic! Actually there are only an estimated 20,000 Polar Bears in the...
Svalbard, a no-visa territory The land where you are merely a guest of the Island's true citizens - The POLAR BEAR! It is the polar bears’ gem hidden away near the Northern Pole. In the entirety of the Globe, there exists one country where no one requires a visa or a residence permit to work - the...
Drobak - The Christmas Town in Norway Christmas and the merry festive season is over… It is a long wait until December... And you can’t wait… If you are that kind of a person, then we have just the place for you - a small town in Norway is known for celebrating Christmas all year round...
DryLand Skiing - No Ice No Problem - The perfect solution to off season Skiing Skiing is a sport that not many in Asia do! It is limited to countries that have a lot of snow... But did you know that there is a way to ski without snow! Even in places like Norway, there is a...
