It’s fair to say I had mixed feelings about the Netherlands’ largest city, Amsterdam…
Leaving Amsterdam on a high
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Tim Blight
Ghent; Bruges’s grungy sister
While Bruges is dancing ballet in white lace, Ghent is the arts student in a rented apartment with all her friends.
Why I love Bruges
Bruges is what really sold me on Belgium; while Brussels is fun, I was still waiting for that “iconic Belgian postcard” to take home with me.
With Diary of a Serial Expat: Being Muslim in India
I recently contributed to Diary of a Serial Expat, describing what my life was like as an expat Muslim in India.
Nocturn: The Prisma Collection
See what Chennai, Melbourne, Sydney and Lahore look like after dark, and as works of art, with the Prisma app.
Review: Vanuatu by Far Flung Places travel guides
Vanuatu by Far Flung Places’ Simon Proudman is an excellent, comprehensive travel guide to this beautiful group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
The “hot chaiwallah”, fame and Pakistan
Pakistan’s “hot chaiwallah” has got me thinking about why everyone wants to be famous – and whether in fact they do or not.
Waffles, iced coffee and lazy Brussels afternoons
Chilling out in the streets of Brussels in summer… I could sit, watch the world go by and lose track of time and myself…
We Don’t Sleep…
In what is becoming an annual tradition, this is my latest attempt at poetry/prose inspired by the events of Karbala.