Category: Travel

January 3, 2026

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

General, Europe, People Berg Castle, Bormes-les-Mimosas, Cabasson, Fischbach Castle, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess Stephanie, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duke Jean and Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium, Henri of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Stand Speak Rise Up, Waringo report No comments

It was my intention for quite long to write about the royal couple Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg whom I used to come across occasionally […]

November 19, 2025

Colombia – Inspired by a Rich Coffee

General, Latin America, Travel Alquímico bar, Andes mountains, Antioquia, Aracataca, bandeja paisa, Barranquilla, Berracas de la 13, Bocagrande, Bogota, Botero Museum, Boulevard del Río, Cali, Carlos Sánchez, Carnival of Barranquilla, Cartagena, Casa Mamá Luz, Casa Riviera del Cacao, Celele restaurant, Centro Histórico, Chapinero Alto, Ciudad Perdida, Cocora Valley, Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, coffee farms, Coffee Triangle, colador, Colombia, Communa 13, Eduardo Martínez, El Prado, El Silo, Epoca, Fedecafé, Filandia, finca, Gabriel García Marquéz, Getsemani, Gold Museum, Gran Malecón, Hacienda Venezia, Humo restaurant, Jaime Garzón, Jardin, Jerico, Juan Valdez, La Candelaria, La Collina, La Sala de Laura, Laura Hernández Espinosa, Leo restaurant, Leonor Espinosa, Lost City, lulada, Luz Dary Cogollo, Mamba Negra, Manuel Mendoza, Manuel restaurant, Medellin, Miller Prada, Mini-Mal restaurant, Monserrate Hill, Narcos, National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, Pablo Escobar, Parque del Cafe, Parque San Antonio, patacones, Plaza de Bolivar, Providencia Island, Quindío, Restaurante Ringlete, Rosario Islands, Salento, salsa, Salvo Patria, San Andrés Island, San Antonio, Santa Marta, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Santander, Shakira, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, Simon Bolivar, Sunday ciclovia, Tayrona National Natural Park, the Caribbean, The Click Clack Hotel, Thierry Mulhaupt, tinto, Valle del Cauca, wax palm, willy jeep, World Salsa Festival, yipao festival, Zona Cafetera 2 Comments

This post is my second post inspired by a coffee following the older one titled “Sicily – Inspired by a Marvelous Coffee” (click for the link). A few months ago, […]

February 27, 2025

“Hygge” in Copenhagen

General, Books, Europe, Travel Amelienborg Palace, Borgen, cardamom rolls, Cecconi's, CERVO, Christiansborg Palace, Christianshavn, cinnamon rolls, communal dinner, Conditori La Glace, Copenhagen, Countess Danner, Denmark, Emmerys, Eva Copenhagen, Flying Tiger, Folkehuset Absalon, Frederiksborg Castle, Hans christian Andersen, Happiness Research Institute, Hygge, hyggekrog, hyggelige, ILLUM, Jaegerspris Castle, Kanalhuset hotel, Kanelbrud, Karen Blixen, King Frederik, Kongens Nytorv, Lennart Lajboschitz, Louise Rasmussen, Malmö, Maple Casual Dining, Matador, Meik Wiking, Norreport, Nyhavn, Oresund Bridge, Out of Africa, Queen Margrethe, Queen Mary, Restaurant Orangeriet, Rosenborg Castle, Royal Danish Playhouse, Royal Theater's Old Stage, Sankt Peters Bageri, Sarah Lund, Smorrebrod, Soho House Copenhagen, Soren Kierkegaard, Stroget, The Bridge series, The Killing, The Little Book of Hygge, Tivoli Gardens, TorvehallerneKBH, Uniqlo, Vesterbro, Zermatt 4 Comments

Are you familiar with ‘hygge’? The Danish concept of cosiness, comfort, warmth, heartiness and/or togetherness… If not, I suggest that you read the book “The Little Book of Hygge: The […]

December 13, 2024

A Visit to Rome – Beautiful and Eternal (Part-3)

General, Europe, Travel Andrea Dotti, Antica Trattoria Angelino, Antico Forno Roscioli, Audrey Hepburn, Aventine Hill, Bernardo Bertolucci, Bibliobar, Casa del Cinema, Casina del Lago, Doney Cafe Rome, Emily in Paris, Federico Fellini, Forno Monteforte, Galleria Borghese, Giardino degli Aranci, Giggetto Restaurant, Hamleys Rome, Harry's Bar Rome, Hotel Eden, Janiculum Hill, L'Arcangelo, La Nuova Piazzetta, La Terrazza, La Vecchia Roma, Luca Dotti, Mel Ferrer, Parioli, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Margana, Picio Terrace, Pincio Hill, Pizzeria Ai Marmi, Portico of Octavia, Prati, Retrobottega, Roma, Rome, Rosati, Roscioli, Sculpture of David, Sean Ferrer, Trastevere, Trattoria al Moro, Venus Victrix, Via Cola di Rienzo, Via Veneto, Villa Borghese, Westin Excelsior 4 Comments

This is the third and the last part of my previous posts titled “A Visit to Rome – Beautiful and Eternal” and “A Visit to Rome – Beautiful and Eternal […]

November 9, 2024

A Visit to Rome – Beautiful and Eternal (Part-2)

General, Europe, Travel Afdera Franchetti, Annette Stroyberg, Antico Forno Roscioli, Aperol Spritz, Audrey Hepburn, Baths of Caracalla, Campo de' Fiori, Colosseum, Corsetti, Emily in Paris, Esquilino, Giordano Bruno, Gladiator, Henry Fonda, Il Maritozzaro, Kolbe Hotel Rome, maritozzo, Mercati di Traiano, Monti, Museum of Imperial Forums, Nino dal 1934, Osteria Corsetti 1921, Palatine Hill, Palazzo Massimo, Passetto di Borgo, Piazza Farnese, Piazza Mattei, Piazza San Pietro, Ponte Sant'Angelo, Regoli, Roma, Roman Forum, Rome, Roscioli, Santa Maria Maggiore, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Tiber River, Trajan's Market, Trastevere, Turtle Fountain, Vatican City, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Via Giulia, Via Nichola Salvi, Vin Allegro No comments

This is the second part of my previous post titled “Rome – Beautiful and Eternal” about Rome and our trip to Rome with my daughter. (Photo above: Trajan’s Market (Mercati […]

September 9, 2024

Diners, Donuts and Bagels …

General, Travel, Us/Canada bagels, Bagels Village Amsterdam, Bendix Diner, Boys on the Side, California Donuts, California doughnut shops, Colonial Diner, Corvette's, Danny Trejo, Denny's Diner, diners, donuts, Donuts & Bakery, doughnuts, Edward Hopper, Ess-a-Bagel Bakery, Hawaiian donuts, Holey Grail Donuts, IHOP, Mana Diner, Mario Costa, Miss America Diner, New Jersey Diners, New York bagels, Nighthawks, Randy's Donuts, Rosie donut, Ruby's, taro, taro donuts, The Donut King, Trejo's Coffee & Donuts, UK bagel shops No comments

I wanted this to be a jolly post. I lately came across an article about diners in National Geographic Traveller ‘Classic USA 2024’ special edition. Diners, typical American diners, have […]

August 21, 2024

The Edinburgh Fringe – World’s Largest Arts Festival – On Right Now

Uncategorized, General, People, Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland Adelaide, Assembly Hall, Australia, Billy Connolly, buskers, busking, Dion Owen, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, Edinburgh Old Town, Emma Thompson, Festival City, Fringe Society, Fringe street events, Gilded Balloon, Global Association of Fringe Festivals, Graham Norton, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Mound Precint, Palace of Holyrood House, Rowan Atkinson, Royal Mile, Royal Yacht Britannia, Scottish Parliament, stand-up comedy, Stephen Fry, The Adelaide Fringe, The Fringe, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, The Stand Comedy Club, Waterstones, Waterstones Westend, world's largest arts festival 4 Comments

I had mentioned about Edinburgh, in several of my older posts before – namely “Scotland – A Dream Land“, “Queen Elizabeth II and Her Platinum Jubilee” and “Gleneagles, Scotland” (Click […]

May 29, 2024

Tulum – The Jewel of Mexico

General, Latin America, Travel Ahau Tulum, Akumal, Amansala Resort, Arca Tulum, Azulik, Azulik Uh May, Be Tulum, Cancun, Casa Lecanda, Casa Malca, Casa Violeta, ceiba tree, Cenote, Cenote Dos Ojos, Chichen Itza, Coba, Coqui Coqui, Cozumel, Eduardo Neira, El Castllo, Encantada Tulum, Gitano, Gran Cenote, haciendas, Hartwood, Holbox, Holistika, home of Escobar, Hotel Esencia, howler monkeys, hummingbird, Isla Mujeres, jaguar, Jaguar National Park, Kin Toh, La Zebra Hotel, Loyal Order, mamey, Matcha Mama, Maya Train, Mayan ruins, Mayans, Merida, Mexico, Mezcal Margarita, Mr Blackbird, Muyil Ruins, Mystika Immersive, Nest dining, Nest Tulum, Nohuch Mul, Nomade Tulum, NU Tulum, Our Habitas, Paseo Montejo, Pepe Soho, PGA Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Posada Margherita, posadas, Punta Laguna, Raw Love, Riviera Maya, Sian Ka'an, Soliman Bay, sound garden, sweat lodge, temezcal, Tiki Tiki, Tulum, Tulum Beach, Tulum Pueblo, tulum Ruins, Tulum Tower, Tulum Warrior, Tuluminati, Uxmal Ruins, Valladolid, Ven a la Luz, Wakax Hacienda, Xcaret Park, Xibalba, Xpu-ha cove, Yucatán, Zone Hotelera 2 Comments

I had first heard of Tulum in an article I read years ago, with such a beautiful narration and nice images leading one to visualize things… I remember having read […]

January 18, 2024

Baratti & Milano – A Chocolate-box Confectionery

General, Europe, Travel Alexandre Dumas, Ava Gardner, Baratti & Milano, Battle of Oranges, bicerin, Caffè Al Bicerin, Caffé Elena, Caffè Gelateria Fiorio, Caffè Mulassano, Caffè San Carlo, Caffè Torino, Carnival of Ivrea, cremino, De Gasperi, Einaudi, Ferrero, Galleria Subalpina, gianduia, gianduiotto, gianduja, giandujotto, Il Festivo chocolate cake, il Valentino, King Carlo Alberto, Lavazza, Merande Reale, Napoleon, Nietzsche, Palazzo Madama, Parco del Valentino, Paul Caffarel, Pavese, Pepino, Pfatisch, Piazza San Carlo, Piazzo Castello, Piedmont, Royal House of Savoy, Savoy, Stupinigi Palace, Torino, Turin, Umberto Eco, Wonka 2 Comments

In this final post of the year, I would like to mention a historic chocolatier and confectionery in Turin, the capital of Piedmont – a region of Italy bordering France […]