A place where water is the main taffic route, public bathroom and meeting place at the same time.
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India in movies: All the clichés are true
Movies are usually exploiting our prejudices to the extreme to create comical situations. Except movies about India in which all the clichés are true. My claim is based on my thorough analysis of movies like Slumdog Millionaire, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Million Dollar Arm. Coincidentally I watched the last one on the flight back…
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Seduced by The Grand Seduction
I don’t know what’s with movies and me, but I know every time I watch a movie about a place or a country we visited, the result will be the same: me looking up tickets to fly back at the first possible occasion. A couple of days ago we watched The Grand Seduction set in…
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Ayurveda Is Not Your Average Day At The Spa
Covered in medicated oil I’m lying on a hard wooden table. I can feel the constant stream of the pleasantly warm oil flowing onto the top of my skull, slowly moving from left to right causing a feeling of unusual weight. A hand is gently stroking my head, making me drift in and out of…
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The Pescheria – Fish Market in Catania
It’s loud, it’s smelly but it’s great fun – a visit to the Pescheria, the traditional fish market in Catania, Sicily. For me a stroll through a local market is always the best way to experience a destination through its sounds and flavours. And the Pescheria does not disappoint. Come here for some people-spotting and…
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Survival Tips for First-Time Sicily Visitors
My extensive travel planning I was telling you about a while ago finally led to a result: Sicily turned out to be the destination meeting most of the criteria. Actually, it has already been on our radar for some time, even the LP guide has been waiting on our “to-visit” book shelf between Brazil and Corsica…
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Things We Learned On Our Trip From Miami To NOLA
Travel enriches your life. No matter why or how you travel, you will inevitably learn something. Sometimes it’s just basic common knowledge, for instance that you should not pack your jacket with the passport in one of the pockets into your checked suitcase. At other times travel may forever change your world view. On our…
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What 150 USD Can Get You In Florida
Things are relative. Paying 150 USD for a hotel room can sometimes be more than good value while at others downright outrageously expensive. Let’s take a closer look at two examples. 1. Quality Suites, Orlando 150 USD is a discounted rate for a suite with free hot breakfast when you book through one of the…
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Is It the Bug Or Just Post-NOLA Blues?
Do you know the feeling when you return from a great trip and you just can’t get back to your normal daily routines? It is as if your body has already arrived while your mind still keeps wandering. Everyone is asking you how it was and you just can’t find a way to put all the…
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Travel-Sehnsucht 