TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

Yiassou (Hello!) from Karapthos Island in Greece! It has been a whirlwind of craziness at work so I am very glad that I am here now in the Greek Islands, unwinding. It is hot here and we are on our second day in Karpathos. We are staying in the town capital and have rented an aparthotel for the next 2 weeks. We haven't done much so far except eating, sleeping, and lounging at the pool. I have started reading a new book though if that counts. Well, I did work early this morning, because like I earlier said, it's been a whirlwind of happenings at work so I have to catch up with so many things. Open-air terrace on the beach. The Greek Islands have many of these kinds of places. Anyway, I just woke up from a deep afternoon nap and waiting for the Dutchman to wake up as well. So while waiting, I thought I will blog our first meal on the island. The welcome to Karpathos lunch we had yesterday. This lunch was the like coming home to Greece. The Greek Islands are our ...

I am one lady who always looks for nice and cute places to eat at! In Sarajevo Old Town, we found this lovely restaurant called Dveri. The place is quite small and uniquely cool. It's actually a bit hidden from the busyness of the pedestrian street, having only a very modest gateway and a corridor leading to the restaurant.

The Miljacka River flows through the capital, dividing Sarajevo into 2 parts, the southern side and the northern side. The Seher-Cehaja Bridge near Vijecnica.

This is perhaps the piece of architecture and national monument that truly stands out in Sarajevo.

Souvenir shot of the Sebijl in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Have you ever had strange encounters during your travels? Encounters that make you go, WTF? I mean, seriously. Driving the coastal road of Montenegro in the direction of Kotor.

Montenegro was one of the countries I have covered in the Balkan road trip last year. Goodness, the trip felt like ages ago already! Time fly so fast these days.

Isn't this place stunning? Like it just stepped out of a fairy-tale book. The magical Sveti Stefan isle in Montenegro.

I have the inclination to order the wrong meal, every time, on the first day of my arrival in a new, usually non-English speaking (country) destination.

If someone visiting Shanghai only has a few hours and want to quickly visit the city to experience it in a nutshell, then a stroll on the stunning Bund to view the Pudong Skyline is what I would strongly recommend.

For the traveller or tourist who is keen to shop and engage in the modern Shanghainese shopping lifestyle experience, the answer is a visit to Nanjing Road. I suggest multiple visits since this shopping street is 5 kilometres long! Busy Nanjing Road