I have always envisaged Venice as the most feminine city – perhaps because the city floats on water, perhaps because hundreds of canals move in and out through the city giving an image of a beautiful beguiling woman or perhaps because the city has often...

Penguins are fascinating creatures, aren’t they? Their manners and habits are unparalleled, not to mention their cuteness. Penguins are found in the southern half of the world. You can see penguins in the Antarctic, South Africa and most popularly in...

Nobody can ever accuse Goa of not being fun! And the place only more exciting as the month of February draws closer and leads us to the Goa Carnival. The event reinforces the fun-loving culture of Goa, where social conventions are relaxed, and people...

The French think chiefly of two things – their two main meals. So, everything else can be put in brackets. For a nation whose people spend a large chunk of their time planning, cooking and talking about their food (needless to say consuming), it’s only...

Hemingway describes Paris as a ‘moveable feast’. This description of Paris couldn’t have been more apt, no other city is so exuberant and vivid and crazily loved as is Paris. Nor does any other provide such a thrilling trip away from mundane reality and...