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Weimar – Where Bauhaus Began

By: Madhu 18/11/201829/07/2019

Europe, Germany, Sponsored, Travel Storiesarchitecture, Bauhaus, Culture, Tourism, Travel and Tourism, UNESCO, World Heritage Site42 Comments

Exploring the origins of a radical design movement that while very short-lived, left a lasting impact on every aspect of the post modern world.

Europe By Train – City Breaks For The Time-Constrained

By: Madhu 30/06/201827/07/2019

Europe, SponsoredCity Break, Europe by Train, Itineraries, Thalys, Train Journeys, Travel Tips40 Comments

Come summer, I am flooded with requests for itinerary options for multi-city breaks in Europe. My suggestion to one friend to stay put in Paris with just five days on hand, didn’t go down too well. She was concerned there wouldn’t be enough to keep her occupied since she’d already ‘done’ the Eiffel Tower and…

A Sensory Exploration Of Europe With Thalys

By: Madhu 16/06/201828/07/2019

Europe, SponsoredCulture, Photography, Thalys, Travel and Tourism43 Comments

A sensory exploration of the cities that make up the Thalys train network and a sampling of the experiences they offer beyond the big ticket sights.

A River Runs Through It….

By: Madhu 20/05/201828/07/2019

Asia, India, Memories, Travel SnippetsCulture, Home, Landscape, Mangalore, Photography, Rivers48 Comments

A virtual journey through some special river moments from around the world. From sublime do-before-you-die experiences on ancient bodies of water to the storied rivers that birthed each of the European cities I travelled to in 2017 and singularly influenced their destinies.

Thanjavur – The Forgotten Cenotaphs

By: Madhu 23/04/201828/07/2019

Asia, India, Travel Storiesarchitecture, Culture, Heritage, Hidden Gem, History, Maratha Dynasty, Royal Cenotaphs, Tamilnadu, Tanjore, Thanjavur77 Comments

Raja Gori, also known as Kailasa Mahal, is a complex of Maratha era funerary temples in Thanjavur. Possibly the only one of its kind in Tamilandu. A place few outsiders visit and that even some local guides are unaware of.

Calçada – Portugal’s Distinctive Mosaic Pavements

By: Madhu 29/10/201728/07/2019

Europe, Portugal, Travel StoriesArt, Calçada, Culture, Photography, Tile Mosaic, WPC 201761 Comments

I first spotted the distinctive patterned street mosaics on Senado Square in Macau, in 2009. Then again, a couple of years later, in Rio de Janeiro. They were strong reminders of the stories of the first global explorations, of the age of discoveries initiated by one of the largest colonial empires in history. It is…

Postcards From Portugal!

By: Madhu 09/10/201728/07/2019

Europe, Portugal, PostcardsCulture, Photography, Postcards, Tourism, World Heritage Site80 Comments

We aren’t exactly starved for sun in India. But there is something about the light in Portugal, in Lisbon in particular, that I am missing deeply as I write this from our airport hotel in cold, gloomy Frankfurt. I am in love with Portugal. It is beautiful in a melancholic sort of way. To me…

Kabini – A River Romance

By: Madhu 14/09/201728/07/2019

Asia, Hotel Review, India, SponsoredBoat Safari, Elephants, Evolve Back Kabini, Kabini, Karnataka, Nagarhole National Park, Safari Lodge, Wildlife52 Comments

This is our first time in Kabini during the rains. Our two previous visits were deliberately planned around the dry period between February – April, when the parched land forces its wild denizens out into clearings around the river, almost guaranteeing big cat sightings. This time it is the jungle that is the hero, in…

Ekadanta – The Single Tusked One

By: Madhu 12/09/201728/07/2019

Asia, India, Travel SnippetsEvolve Back Kabini, Kabini, Nagarhole National Park, Photography, Safari, Wildlife Elephant Boat Safari29 Comments

A chance encounter, for me as sublime as if I had come face to face with his divine namesake! This was my first time on a boat safari….thanks to Evolve Back Kuruba Safari Lodge. Back soon with more from Kabini. Stay well.