Kolkata is a city of parks, of regal monuments and of crumbling colonial architecture. It is a city of artists and beggars, of gentlemen and poverty.
Kolkata: A Day Without Rain
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Tim Blight
Villa Romana: Lygon Street’s saving grace?
Villa Romana is my new favourite Italian Restaurant on Melbourne’s Lygon Street, and has rescued the precinct from my opinion of tourism-stuck mediocrity.
Vox: I am blessed.
As I lay on the grass, looking at the night sky on Shab-e-Qadr, I began to pen these words. I am blessed. And I am full of love.
UrbanLegends: Simon Proudman and Yogjakarta
After travelling to some seriously far flung places, Simon Proudman tells us why Yogjakarta in Indonesia is his favourite city in the world.
#Mecca_Live and the power of social media
On Laylat-ul-Qadr, a positive news story gripped social media: what the hashtag #Mecca_Live was most successful at doing was to humanise Muslims.
Hong Kong’s past, present and future in transit
Is Hong Kong an Asian metropolis of the future, or are its glory days behind it? Perhaps both, as I discovered on a quick stopover.
What is a burger baccha?
As someone who loves to experience, I don’t allow fear to dictate my life, especially when “burger” complaints usually pertain to simple facts of life.
Dubai; is the party over?
Dubai, we can’t be friends any longer. It’s not that I don’t like you – I really want to like you. We’ve always had our differences, but you’ve changed.
Vaisakhi at Amritsar’s Golden Temple
I visited Amritsar’s Golden Temple at the time of the Vaisakhi festival; covered with thousands of lights, it shimmered in the surrounding “pool of nectar”.