We almost didn’t make it to Pisa. In retrospect, I can label it a comedy of errors and laugh about it. But at the time, it seemed less like an adventure and more like the universe was conspiring against us *cue panic attack*. Though short on time and money, the crazed tourist in me was insistent upon…
Okay so, if you’re reading this, you probably have a few questions, starting with: WHAT DOES ‘AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOVE NOTES’ MEAN? First things first. If I’ve guessed your question incorrectly, it might be because my superpower to read people’s minds is more imaginary than real (about time I accepted the hard facts!).…
I’ll be honest. Milan was never on the list. There wasn’t much I knew about the city except its status as a universally embraced arbiter of fashion and design and, of course, the Duomo. But that wasn’t enough to recommend it to me. And technically, the little time we did spend in the city didn’t…
Paris is a bon vivant, strolling through cobbled streets with an air of nonchalance, sprinkling fairy dust in its wake. It inspires and awes, never taking itself too seriously, always willing you to discover more but never quite enough. The only fear I had on my flight was that I might find it overrated –…
Berlin is a city that glimmers with the promise of adventure, culture, extraordinary architecture and, of course, fantastic food. However, dig a little deeper into its past and you’ll discover a dark history from being the headquarters of the Nazis to being bombed into ruins, divided into two and finally re-united into the city that we see…
Famous for its remarkable architecture and its art scene, Düsseldorf is one of Germany’s largest cities and the capital of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. As part of the seminar organised by Friedrich Naumann Foundation, we were lucky enough to be given a tour of the Landtag – the state parliament that convenes in Düsseldorf.…
Given a choice, I would’ve opted to spend a lot more time in this gorgeous city, however, circumstances being very much out of my control, all the travel gods granted me were 5 hours, a phone battery that was on its last legs and a very cramp-y stomach. The only silver lining? I learnt to make…
Nestled in the midst of green hills and fields, Gummersbach is quite possibly one of the most peaceful places on earth you will ever come across. The closest cities are Cologne and Dusseldorf and though you may not have heard of it (I know I hadn’t!), it is quite famous in Germany for its handball team, I…
Unused to carrying heavy weights for long distances and too OCD to wear the same clothes for a week, packing for a Euro Trip was nothing less than rocket science for a lazy bum like me. I couldn’t even picture myself lugging around (let alone attempt to lift) one of those huge rucksacks you see…
It all started with an email. After four months of sharing political opinions and the need for democratic societies in an online seminar, my friend and colleague Nimrah and I were chosen to attend a seminar in Germany organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Of course, the opportunity to meet like-minded liberals from…