Napalm Girl, the Vietnam war and the little-known story of her life after the War. Vietnam, officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the innermost country on the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula. Vietnam is a very green and beautiful country but was subject to many wars and brutality. These wars also took a great...
On the third day of my stay in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, I was walking down the embankment of the Fontanka river late at night after a heavy meal and a few too many glasses of vodka. The chilly October weather only excited me more to stay out late. Ah! The city did...
You know if a road is a different kind of long drive if James Bond zooms past on it. Gear up for some romance between the sea and the road! We are talking about the Atlantic Road, which is a part of Norwegian national road 64. Not just a road connecting islands, it is about the...
I am reminded of a game I have played as a kid, a game with colours. Tipi Tipi Tap, what colour you want? The person says, I want red and everyone would run helter-skelter to find that colour, in the garden, in their clothes, the wall paint or anything that came close to that colour. As...
As Indians, all of us have our share of stories when it comes to train journeys. Call it the DDLJ effect or the Mere Sapno Ki Rani memories, trains have always held a magical place in our hearts. The mountain trains like the Himalayan Queen of Shimla or the Toy train of Darjeeling or Ooty...
Medjugorje is a small town located in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first thought that comes to anyone’s mind when they think of Medjugorje is of all the miracles tied to this place. I, for one, was very curious to visit this place and know what all the fuss was about. The...
Svalbard - An encounter with Silence, just nature, ice and me
Rakija is the local drink of the Balkans. Its the traditional drink around here and can fuel many a social interaction with the locals. A great conversation starter, its pure Liquid Magic. I was in Ljubljana, the beautiful capital of Slovenia. In the previous few days, I had already had my fill of natural beauty at...
Montenegro is a scenic country of the South and Southeast Europe on the coast of the Balkans. Here are some of the things to do in Montenegro.