15 things that you must do in Rome

One of the cities that I have enjoyed tremendously and would love to visit again and again is Rome- truly the ‘eternal city’ for me. And my top 15 things to do in this glorious city: 1. Spend a day at the Italian squares called piazzas: the Piazza Navona is my favourite. Get your caricature done or buy a painting. The Piazza della Rotunda in front of the Pantheon is also a great place to be after its dark. See my post on Piazzas for a more...

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IMAGINE...

    The best part of any trip is the unexpected- the John Lennon Wall in Prague was certainly that. John Lennon? You have to be kidding me... what does he have to do with a wall in Prague...he never lived there? Since the 1980s this wall opposite the French Embassy in Prague, located in a quiet square, has been filled with John Lennon inspired graffiti and lyrics from the Beatles hits. A blaze of colour greeted me – a modern...

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WALK IN TO THE SUNSET...

Sunset over the Kandallama Lake in Sri Lanka “Soon it got dusk, a grapy dusk, a purple dusk over tangerine groves and long melon fields; the sun the color of pressed grapes, slashed with burgundy red, the fields the color of love and Spanish mysteries.” Sunsets... They are pretty magical...No two sunsets are alike. One of my most favourite pursuits when I travel is to get a sunset view of the city from a vantage point. Purple clouds, fire...

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Of Flash mobs and Antwerp...

There’s so much talk about flash mobs and viral videos now- the best flash mob to date was the one I saw on 'You tube' some time ago, set in Antwerp Station. Earlier this year I had the opportunity to see this incredibly gracious station itself- appropriately dubbed a railway cathedral. It looks more like a place of worship than a station... If only all stations could be like this! The original building dates back to 1905 but it has undergone...

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