This year I got a unique chance to stay in Bali and experience this beautiful island for three months. I came with certain expectations and plans, very little ...
I've never dreamt of going to Bali, nor was it ever on my "priority must see" list. Not because I didn't find the island intriguing enough, but because of my o...
First Christmas markets were held in the Middle Ages in Germany, and soon they became an integral part of winter celebrations around Europe. Nowadays they are o...
“Don’t be scared, ” - my seatmate whispered in my ear. “It looks painful, but their ancestors will never hurt them”. Her voice sounded calm and reassuring, yet ...
With my head resting on a chair in a random roadside restaurant in Bangalore, I was trying to gasp for air and gather some energy to stand up. I'd just fainted ...
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Flowers. In India - flowers are everywhere. In the streets, in the temples, in the richest and in the poorest of houses, on the gods, in the hair, flowing on...
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This week India is celebrating one of its biggest and most important festivals - Diwali, a festival of lights. The festival is celebrating a defeat of the ...
Forts in Goa
India is famous for its forts and palaces, the best witnesses of history and evidence of the bygone majesty and military power of kings. Forts ...
After recent numerous conversations with people heading to India for the first time I realized that travel expectations of many first-time visitors of India are...
If you are invited to an Indian wedding and you’ve never been to one, deciding what to wear and how to wear can become a challenging task! This blog post is wri...
"We have taken the Seven Steps. You have become mine forever I have become yours. You are thought and I am sound. May the night be honey-sweet for u...
Two weeks ago I published a blog post, describing the first day of the Indian-German wedding in Lucknow, where I was a guest in November last year. Today I woul...
Indian weddings! Who hasn’t dreamt to be a guest at one of those colorful fairy tales? If you’ve ever watched at least one Bollywood movie or you have at least ...
Like a Russian salad or Russisches Brot, which are served everywhere except for Russia, Irani chai has very little to do with Iran, if at all. It is known to be...
In recent years the world has seen numerous „You Tube Sensations“: girls who look like dolls, Gangnam style and Harlem Shake, epic talent show failure...
I never thought that I was from a conservative society before I found myself at a lakeside beach in one of the Berlin suburbs. There was no problem with the bea...
A picture of an Indian wedding has always been clear in my head. Not that I had a chance to visit it live before, but the amount of bollywood movies watched and...
Now that I posted it, it looks quite depressive. At least it is an exceptional view from a Berlin window, which I can post without violating someone...
I was lucky enough to study with very smart people around me. They were so smart that multitasking became a part of their school life: besides trying to cope wi...