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Venice- Frari Church
Piazzale Roma is a square in Venice and forms the entrance to the city. A short walk from Piazzale Roma led us to the beautiful red brick building that is the Frari Church. It is a tall, solid piece of...
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Flowers of Kalimpong
Late last year I had gone to Dr Graham’s Homes, a colonial era boarding school in Kalimpong for some documentation work as part of the office. It was early November so it was cold and grey as that part...
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The Windows of Venice
Venice has a rather eclectic mix of architecture. It is like a patchwork quilt of buildings where some pieces are lovingly handed down by a favorite elder, some fresh and new, and most of it,...
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Venice- Sestiere Canneregio
A sestiere is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The word is from sesto, or sixth; and is thus used only for towns divided into six districts. Sestiere Cannaregio is the northern most...
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City Sunday- Venice
A new weekly series featuring short descriptions of my perceptions of the cities I have visited. This week I talk about Venice. What can I say about Venice that hasn’t been said already? I know! Let...
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City Sunday- Barcelona
“The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And it’s a woman who’s extremely vain.”- Carlos...
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Liebster Award 2016
I want to thank Zeljka from over at The Truck Traveller for nominating me for the Liebster Award. The Liebster Award 2016 is an award that exists only on the internet, and is given to bloggers by other...
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City Sunday- Florence
Italy largely stands on the form-work of the past in terms of architecture and how the cities have come up. If Venice was poetry in decay, Florence is majesty in past splendour. It is the birthplace of...
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Minty coriander ‘Mac n Cheese’
A few nights ago I was watching the episode of Gilmore Girls where Sookie makes mac n cheese for a kids party with a jalapeño-chipotle cream sauce to which Lorelai astutely remarks that the kids won’t...
View ArticleI have moved!
I am extremely happy to announce my move to a more permanent website: The Urban Trekker It is an exciting new venture that I have been working on for the past few months. Do check it out and follow!
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