Reading the classics and tales about magic
Harper Lee. I have written about my aversion towards mandated reading that forces one to read a certain genre merely because at…
wanderlust & life
Books: WHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith
Title: White Teeth Author: Zadie Smith Published: 2000 Genre: Fiction Zadie Smith’s White Teeth took me close to two months to finish.…
The “Inside” exhibition at Palais de Tokyo, Paris
There are times when some of the exhibitions I go to leave me with just the visual memories, and not much else.…
Ron Mueck at Fondation Cartier, Paris
Ron Mueck‘s enormous life-like sculptures are on show at Fondation Cartier until 22 February, 2015. Go early. I waited for no less…
Books: CRY BABY by Lauren Liebenberg
Title: Cry Baby Author: Lauren Liebenberg Published: 2013 Genre: Fiction I read Lauren Liebenberg’s deliciously-named, The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and…
Books: THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA by Hanif Kureishi
Title: The Buddha of Suburbia Author: Hanif Kureishi Published:1990 Genre: Fiction I recently saw an interview on France 24 with Hanif Kureishi…
Books: STUFFED – Adventures of a restaurant family by Patricia Volk
Title: Stuffed: Adventures of a restaurant family Author: Patricia Volk Published: 2002 Genre: Memoir I have read some scathing reviews about Stuffed,…
Wheeling it through Prague.
We decided that exploring other slightly off-the-tourist-trail paths was required during our stay. So we succumbed to the sales pitch of the…
Gastronomy in Prague: Ginger & Fred
Having recently written about Frank Gehry’s newest architectural marvel in Paris, I was eager to see the building he has designed for…
Exploring Old Town, Prague – A Photo Tour
Exploring Prague’s Old Town was a morning filled with the sights and sounds of a truly vibrant city. Armed with our list…
A photo journey inside the St.Nicholas Church, Prague
Described as one of the ‘most impressive example of Prague Baroque ‘, the St. Nicholas Church in Lesser Town Prague, is described…
On Prague Castle, the Changing of the Guard and…Starbucks
Fuelled on a huge breakfast, we decided to walk through the city and make our way towards Prague Castle, loftily situated up…