Myanmar was established as a republic state from their military dictatorship rule as late as 2011. However, it’s geographical location, leading to influences from surrounding nations like China, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, and erstwhile Burma’s current socio economical stand, attracting business from all over the world, has given its gastronomical standpoint a very global purview. So …
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Contrary to what many people think, Istanbul is not the capital of Turkey. Ankara located in the Anatolia district is a recent capital, compared to Istanbul, which was the center of all activities, attractions and invasions up until Atatürk, the first president started bringing in his reforms. I recall a Turkish friend of mine explaining …
My first trip to Tel Aviv was in 2012, February. I flew from Bangalore to Mumbai, then Turkish Airlines to Tel Aviv via Istanbul. A long layover in Istanbul, a short interview there by the security personnel was all it took for me to land up in Israel. A gorgeous city, I stayed at Habarzel …
I just got back from a 2 week trip. It started with me going to Georgia for a week. No, not Georgia in the US, but the country Georgia which was formerly a part of USSR. My trip took me via Doha -> Baku and finally landed in Tbilisi. I hadn’t heard of Baku before, …
This post may be a few years late. But its best to start at the beginning, I say! My first travel was a short stint in August 2010 to Turkey. I was going to be in Istanbul for 5 days, a country where English is spoken less than minimal, and a culture that I was …