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HE SELLS SWEETNESS IN BRUSSELS Excerpts from our exclusive interview with top Belgian chocolatier Laurent Gerbaud: What makes Belgium the world chocolate capital? We have a very long history in processing chocolate since the beginning of the century, from small manufactures to big European players. Thanks to a very high quality industrial chocolate couverture, the general…
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Preeti Shenoy, one of India’s best-selling authors, is known for her heartwarming, realistic stories. Here’s her travel secret: If you’re going to London, take a bus to Norwich, and go experience the Norfolk broads. “Miles and miles of gentle waterways glistening in the sunlight with peaceful Norfolk countryside as far…
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Meet Kirstie Jeffries – teacher, travel blogger, and digital marketer. Originally from Pasadena, California, she is currently living the expat life in Sydney, Australia. Prior to this she taught English as an auxiliar de conversación through the Spanish Ministry of Education‘s North American Language and Culture Assistants Program. She caught…
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Jeroo & Gustasp Irani are the rockstars of Indian travel writing. Warm, gentle and amazing in their dedication to their profession, the couple boast a resume that reads like a travel writer’s dream. We met them in Spain, and requested them to share nuggets from their wealth of wisdom. Read…
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The Khatri family of Kutch, Gujarat is on a noble mission – to preserve the dying art of Rogan paintings. Seven generations into the business, Abdul Gafoor’s family continues the tradition of passing the art technique from one generation to the other. Image Source Rogan painting is a 300 year…
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“Tranquebar is a wonderful cultural concoction that has been brewing over hundreds of years – a beautiful mix of languages, cultures, races and religions. Two centuries of Danish heritage can be seen in colonial houses, churches, cemeteries, and most particularly, the Dansborg military fort. In 1620 the Danish East India Company arrived, and announced their supremacy with the construction of the Dansborg Fort. Entry to this…
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California-based editor and travel writer Kristen Cashman gets a bit restless when she doesn’t have at least one airplane ticket in her possession. A native of Boston, USA, at age 16 she moved with her mother to Milan, Italy. There she discovered the heightened aliveness that came with being in a foreign culture, and she’s…
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“Whenever I travel to a major city, I never spend the night there. I find a suburb or a small village nearby and stay there to understand the culture and food in a better way by connecting with the locals. If I am visiting Frankfurt in Germany, for example, I’ll stay put in Mainz or Wiesbaden instead, which are beautiful towns just…
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“If you are coming to Delhi and not heading up to the mountains, you are wasting your time. My favourite place in whole of India is Palampur in Himachal Pradesh, is a bustling little market town surrounded by tea plantations and rice fields about 35 km southeast of Dharamsala. Nestled amidst lush green pine forest, Palampur is one of the most scenic hill station…
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“If you’re travelling to India, I’d recommend you to visit the International Tourist Bureau to book your train tickets. Navigating the process online is just nearly impossible. I spent so many hours looking for tickets, trying to get on the wait-list but was unable to buy them. Then I finally…
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“The Bhool Bhulaiya in Lucknow is a labyrinth with a network of more than 1,000 passages, 489 identical doorways and a number of staircases that go up or down. Now a major tourist attraction, the structure was originally constructed by Nawab Asaf ud-Daula to confuse enemy intruders. Most of the…
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“Twenty-five years ago, a bull walked into the Lucknow Chikan Shop, a cloth store tucked away in the dusty folds of Varanasi. It stayed on for half a day. Paramanand Chhugani, the shop owner, rubbed his eyes and scratched his head. The next day, the bull returned and stayed put till the lights went out at 9 pm. Chhugani’s surprise took on…
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East, West, North and South…where in India can you enjoy camping to the max? We took the question to Aloke Bajpai, Founder and Partner of The Explorers. A certified mountaineer and skier, Bajpai has also trained in river rafting. His advice: Being a city dweller with not enough time for extended…
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“I hitchhiked across the Carretera Austral in Chile, South America. It’s one beautiful stretch of unpaved road lined with volcanoes and rain-forests. You’ll find very few villagers but the ones you meet are very interesting and the local food was awesome.” – Jean Christoph Seipel, Student, Germany -Travel Secret #184:
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Mridula Dwivedi is one of India’s top travel bloggers. Her success story is an inspiration to us. Here are excerpts from an interview we did with Mridula in 2012: When did you start blogging, and how/why: I started in June 2005, inspired by my sister and brother-in-law, who were blogging even…
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My camera Bag: I use Nikon system. I have five cameras: 2 Nikon D750s, a Nikon D3S, and Nikon F100 (film camera that I have borrowed from a friend) Nikon D90 (my first dSLR ) which I mostly let people use while sharing basics of photography with them I have lens: Nikon 16-35mm…
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The poetry brothel (http://www.thepoetrybrothel.com/) is a great idea I must say. The concept is that it works like a usual brothel, in that you turn up, order a drink and then select the girl/boy of your choice (at least that’s how I imagine a brothel works!) except for instead of…
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We had the good fortune to explore Northern Ireland with Ken McElroy, tour guide, poet and playwright. He would burst into spontaneous verse, and paired with those beauteous surroundings, it made the experience so much more special. Ken sent us this wonderful poem, and we are delighted to share it…
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