Djerba is a special island in the south of Tunisia, as ancient as the land in history and as traditional and raw as it gets till today...
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Beach and waterscape
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The World Cup diaries: Rasha in Russia
That sentence would be my ice breaker but it broke more than ice in Russia. People cracked jokes, broke in laughter specially after I decided to add a new cliche: "...and my dog's name is Vodka by the way."
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Tunisia guide: Plan your trip.
A mini guide to plan your next trip to Tunisia; where, when, what to do, budget and tips.
Memoirs of Negombo “the ultimate tourist trap”…Arrival to Srilanka!
Negombo is not a place to spend your vacation in Sri Lanka. It's just a rest-town after a long flight and will allow you to relax and adjust to the heat and people. Its beach side is relatively expensive and the town is flooded with tourists and local traps...
A solo woman in Sri Lanka…
I wouldn't want you to feel the way I did as my initial enthusiasm for a trip, that I've been waiting for 2 years to happen, faded to an unknown somber feeling in my gut as I landed in Colombo's airport.
Napoli…On and off the beaten tracks!
Napoli is not a city, it’s a living culture and a muse. If you speak the language you’ll definitely impress the locals, but that’s not the only upside, it’s an enabler, a key to their best kept secrets. The more you talk, the more you get…
The Amalfi coast & Vesuvius…
Buses linking the Amalfi coast cities are considered public transportation and cost as little as 2 euros per person, but that also means you could be stacked inside like anchovies in a tiny glass jar, enjoying the view and an extreme physical experience.
Ναυπλία, Ναύπλιο, Ναύπλιον…Or the Old town of NAFPLIO.
The city has multiple names Greek Nafplio, Byzantine Nafplio, ancient Nafplia. The ottoman also called it Mora Yenişehir, or Peloponnese's new city. Strategically speaking it has three castles, one uphill called Palamidi, you need to climb 1000 steps to get up there, or simply drive upwards from the other side which I didn't know till it was too late for my mother's misfortune.
About Thailand…Part 1
nstead I'll tell you about Casanova; the 2 years old baby Elephant we met in Patong beach, He's about a regular person's height and an over dose of cuteness; he'd shower you in hugs and kisses with his trunk.
Algarvian colours…
Algarve is the extreme southern region of Portugal. The word's origin in arabic means Al-Gharb or the West, it was the state of west of Andalusia. An embassy employee interpreted it to be the "cliff" (garf in arabic), it was also a plausible explanation because of the nature of the Algarvian coasts.
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