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Surprise, surprise! It’s not pasta or pizza. The name is as exotic as the dish itself—Ragu Alla Bolognese. You may have heard of it as simply Bolognese. It originated in, well, Bologna, Italy. Interestingly, Bolognese is not an actual dish. It’s a meat-based sauce, starring meat (pork, beef, or veal),…
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Ours is a city of early risers and people are always in a hurry. Every morning, I wake up to vehicles honking and sunlight filtering into my window. It takes me 75 minutes by car to reach my workplace, which is Narayan House (Fashion Studio, Bhuvneshwari Green Estate) in Jamshedpur. A typical breakfast in…
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The macrons. The macaron recipe at Ladurée hasn’t changed since Pierre Desfontaines invented it in the middle of the 20th century. Today, the brand and the bite-size bursts of colour and flavour are inseparable. People flock to the stores as much to taste the latest offerings as to soak up…
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Midnight sun can be experienced north of the Arctic Circle for a period lasting from a single day to five months, depending on how far north you travel. In central Greenland the sun does not set from the end of May until the end of July. During this period, the…
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Currently the technical head of Himalayan Weekenders, a large community of student trekkers, Sanket is an avid traveller and photographer. Over to him: I’m addicted to travel: As a child living in the picturesque country of Nepal, I’ve always had a special place for the mountains in my heart. Having gone…
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Glamping is camping with a dash of glamour. Think huge tents, fairy lights, scented candles, floor mats and so on.The main idea behind going a bit more extravagant is to enjoy the outdoors without having to give up things that make your life more comfortable and enjoyable. Glamping, therefore, works…
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Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or face of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However,…
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The Before Trilogy The Before trilogy consists of three films of lovers Jesse and Céline at three different parts of their lives. The trilogy consists of the films Before Sunrise , Before Sunset and Before Midnight. Filmed and set at nine-year intervals, each film takes place over the course of a few hours. Before Sunrise, the first…
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Bodrum is a lively coastal resort and a popular tourist destination on the southwest Mediterranean coast of Turkey, in the Mugla Province. With its intense nightlife, beautiful beaches, historical sites, quality hotels and holiday villages, it is one of the Turkey’s most popular holiday towns and largest resorts on the…
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I have lived in Paris for 23 years. I live in a part of the city that is quiet, there are lot of families who reside here. This is a place where you can find parks, and typical French brasseries. I live in the seventeen area of Paris, the name…
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She was paralysed from the chest down at 21. Today, Karen Darke is a traveller, explorer, gold medal para-athlete and author of two books. Incredible, exemplary, inspiring…the adjectives in our vocabulary don’t do justice to this woman’s can-do spirit. The rickety village of Gangotri is the end of the road…
Continue readingBudget Travel Secret Backpacking your way around the world? TripBudget, TrailWallet and Travel Budget can help you create a custom budget and track your expenses. These apps can be used even if you don’t have Internet and can’t check your bank account frequently. [Source: Quora] Download TripBudget : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.calibvr.tripbudget&hl=en Download…
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He’s risen to great heights, this down-to-earth Mountain Trekker. It was a joy to catch up with journalist, news readers, PR professional, mass communication lecturer and now everybody’s favourite Youtuber Varun Vagish. One Himalayan adventure you will never forget: I can’t forget the bus ride, which was my first chance of…
Continue readingLost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost Lost on Planet China is filled with a sharply observed, hilarious account of the author’s adventures in China—a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained. Troost escorts readers on a rollicking journey through the new beating…
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San Francisco is potentially the very best place on earth if you’re willing and able to afford it. The city is walkable. Whether I’m heading to college, work, hitting the gym, or meeting friends for a meal, I’m almost always walking. This feels great: there are no insurmountable traffic jams…
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The book Mosquitoland by David Arnold is a beautiful literary piece that you can carry with you the next time you go an adventure. The book is about Mary Iris Malone, also known as Mim, who embarks on a journey via a Greyhound bus to reunite with her real…
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Been there, eaten that nearly-deep-fried stuff in Old Delhi’s Paranthe Wali Gali? Chances are, you haven’t tried this one: I had read about Halwa Parantha being sold near Nizamuddin Dargah and was very keen to see this as I heard that this parantha is over two feet in diameter. So…
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Kolkata is full of life; everywhere you look there is a story— every naked red brick wall you see has one, every bus stand, or the bustling subways and trams. Kolkata gets its intellectual vibe from the charming tales of matinee idols like Uttam Kumar, literary heroes Rabindranath Tagore and…
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Located at a walking distance from Red Fort, very close to Moti Cinema, Manohar Dhaba is a popular stall in Old Delhi. It was established in 1924 in Lahore, but after the Partition, they moved to India and set up shop in Chandni Chowk. Though they serve regular street food…
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I have lived in Saint Petersburg for 5 years. I love my city. There are many rivers (the main river is Neva, Malaya and Bolshaya Nevka, Fontanka, Moyka etc)) and canals (Griboedov, Kryukov etc.). Part of city is placed on islands (Vasilevskiy, Zajachiy Kamenyi, Krestovskiy, Elagin etc). I live in…
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