Not quite up the ranks of Venice’s celebrated romance or Amsterdam’s winding canals, but 22 miles south of Geneva you will encounter the most charming French village, nested in the Northern Alps. Tracing back to thousands of years ago, Annecy is the so-called Venice of the North, a whimsical town in which to explore rich […]
There are countless ways to explore the city that never sleeps, and perhaps one of the best ones is through a culinary adventure. Nowhere else in the world will you find a bigger, more diverse palette of global foods. Given’s New York City’s unique mix of ethnic cuisines, you not only bite out of its […]
Every year, thousands, even millions of holiday-makers jet off on cruise trips to various parts of the world. Some are short, local affairs; others are long luxury cruises with multiple ports of call and endless onboard facilities. Ever since I can remember, I thought cruises are boring and targeted to an older age range. Which […]
As much as I love New York, escaping its torrid summer days is my greatest pleasure. And for this 4th of July, there was no other place I would have rather been than by a breezy waterfront. This is how the idea of Newport came about, quite randomly I might say. I knew nothing about […]
I’ve been to Switzerland twice before and each time I reveled at how perfectly on time and exceptionally proper the Swiss are. I strolled around Lake Geneva and the Old City and I marveled at the colorful architecture of Montreux and the mysterious grounds of Chateau de Chillon. I had never hiked however the Swiss […]
There’s no question about it; I am happiest when I’m on vacation by the water. The serenity that floods my body and mind at the sight and sound of the waves is pure bliss; it calms me and fills me with endless energy. And whenever I go to a new beach – whether it be […]
I am not one to go wild for street art and graffiti. But I do however go crazy for unique art, local culture and off-the-beaten path locales. And after three days of exploring modern-day Toronto and being stuck in a dark convention center for TBEX, I just had to escape the conventional. I was craving […]
TBEX 2013 is now over. It was my first one, and so I was exceptionally curious to see how it would be. And after missing my flight on Thursday night due to train delays at Penn Station, I was even more eager once I finally arrived on Friday afternoon. Apart from having had a blast […]
As a Romanian turned New Yorker, I quickly learnt that the European 1st of May that marks the beginning of summer and hence the first trip to the beach is in fact Memorial Day in the United States. And so, unlike last year’s Memorial Day weekend, I made plans ahead to leave the city for […]
