[The World in a Nutshell] WanderTales: Stories of adventures and misadventures
January 5, 2018
For my final hurrah in Pakistan, I wanted to retrace the steps of emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan (both of whom reigned during in the Mughul period, although Shah Jahan is more famous given that he constructed the famed Taj Read more…
While in Pakistan, I was working in the city of Lahore. From time to time though, I would head to Islamabad for the weekend – because why not? After all, Lahore was great in terms of culture, but Islamabad definitely Read more…
For as long as I can remember (essentially, the length of time I was in Pakistan), I’ve always wanted to check out Wagah Border – known the world over for the beautiful yet baffling daily Indian and Pakistani flag raising Read more…
I’ll be honest – I wasn’t sure initially if I wanted to go to Karachi. I’ve read news report claiming Karachi as the world’s most dangerous city (that’s not located officially in a war zone), and if that didn’t deter Read more…
December 23, 2017
I love history, and feel extremely privileged to be in a country that played a significant (if not pivotal) role in how history as we know it was shaped to where it is today. I feel it’s such a shame Read more…
December 22, 2017
If you’ve been following my Sri Lanka travel series, then you’ll know Trincomalee’s my last stop (and a completely unexpected one at that!). So as a prelude, let me just say – I knew there wasn’t much to see in Read more…
Time for the famed Sri Lanka Cultural Triangle!!! Due to time constraints, and how well I know myself, I opted to just do Sigiriya and Dambulla. Based on my Siem Reap experience, I realize I’m the type of person who’s Read more…
I’ll be honest, the allure of Kandy completely missed me. To this day, I look back at my Sri Lanka trip fondly (even Colombo!), but Kandy I will definitely skip the next time I go back. Having said that, if Read more…
I’ll keep the introduction short – especially for those who’ve been following my 7-day Sri Lanka solo female backpacker story! If you want to read things in order, my very first stop in Sri Lanka was at Colombo, followed by Ella Read more…