You can’t escape it. The culture in Ireland revolves around many fascinating facets but one of them certainly has to be alcohol and their fondness in consuming it. A recent trip to Dublin had cemented the cliche but refined it at the same time. The fact that I was visiting from Germany made the whole[…]
The advantage of off-season travel is always with peril. Yet the promise of a new land excites you enough to take the plunge and board the flight. Until, of course, you are greeted with a cold rainy day when you reconsider the sanity of your plans. My adventure in Porto, Portugal began on such rough[…]
I haven’t yet been south of the equator but came really close to that dotted line on the globe during my travel to Singapore. I wasn’t sure what to expect there. I had heard from several sources that Singapore is an extremely clean city outrivaling most cities in the developed Western world. But besides the[…]
I am driven by fear. It can be of the irrational kind, emotional or sometimes raw unadulterated fear that leaves me in a state of stupendous shock. And when it hits me, I cannot wait to overcome it or have it dissipate. Yet, strangely just as soon as I return to a state of predictable[…]
I had long romanticized the lack of an agenda when it came to vacations. I cannot blame the lack of opportunities since I traveled a fair bit in my last country. But every time it came down to the execution of the vacation plan, I would start frantically looking for my notebook and the closest[…]
In the last three months or so, that I have moved here, many of my discussions with the Germans have revolved around how they have mastered the concept of quality of life. They speak of their exquisite vacation and work policies that lead to healthy and pleasant living. Coming from the States I was almost[…]
How do I turn down the turn down service? I am now considering maintaining an open topic list for all the little nagging things that are still remaining to be done. Moving in to the new apartment in Germany has brought along countless tasks that are now in desperate need of prioritization and execution. At[…]
Step right on through “Welcome to Dilli”, her eyes said,Mischievously, as if she knew what awaitedBetween the large footpath equipped roadsAnd the magical small world heritage lanes As I flew in, the ostentatious cliche held true,There was more perfume than cabin pressure,As if a flying steel tube transported a wedding party,To a city that had[…]
From Ann Arbor to the Cadillac Mountain in Maine The ensemble The cast consisted of two old timers who were no strangers to ambitious road trips. This time, though, we had a third member who made her debut and walked away with the best performer award. She was my buddy’s stiffly sprung and delightfully compact[…]
As the months and years stack up I realize that it is harder to determine when was the last time I did something for the first time and actually considered it worthwhile beyond an insignificant statistic. So when a chance came by for me to go sailing I decided to jump on it right away.[…]