The Quiet Romantic Sunrise Viewpoint Over Mount Bromo

Gili Trawangan: A morning run

After a two-month break from running, this morning’s jog was deliberately challenging. I am on Gili Trawangan, a 3-km long, 2-km wide island. That means I could, in theory, run around the entire island. However, such a jog got to be torturous unless one runs at midnight in the…

Dubrovnik, the city of stone, steps and cats

I was queueing at the water fountain by the Pile Gate, the grand entrance to the Old Town of Dubrovnik when the busker decided to replay his one-song collection. I could feel a line of sweat running down my forehead and evaporating almost…

Berlin: ” It’s for me”

Berlin is a liberating city. There is a vibe of being young, free and creative. Here and there, half torn-down buildings and ill-lit alleys look kind of rough, but in a nice way. Yeah, that does not sound right, but it feels right.

Travelling: Why I stopped planning

I used to plan my travelling carefully and well ahead, because I liked to be in control of as many…

Tokaj — It is sweet

“Where are you from?” — asked the barista. Her beautiful brown eyes sparkled with curiosity.

In three weeks, I travelled through ten towns in South East Europe and Tokaj was the only place I was asked that question. In other hustling and bustling cities, I just faded…

What I’ve found in Brugge

Brugge is a tourist town. Period.

Deutsche Marchenstraße — The Fairy Tales Route

The unofficial story of Guernsey

This is how the story went. By accident, a long established port city of England (called Bristol) met…