A Luxury Weekend in Singapore
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:48+00:00I am in Singapore for a quick trip to explore the luxury side of Singapore as a destination for a group of girlfriends intent on having a good splurge. I arrive one early morning at
Barefoot and Beachdress
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:48+00:00Maldives was on my ‘bucket list’ for a while but nothing really prepared me for the eco friendly luxury resort, Soneva Fushi which we chose to as our retreat for 4 days. I assumed it
Eating Indian in London
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:48+00:00Travelling abroad? Exploring with your taste buds? All very exciting till one day about a week into your holiday when you urge for something spicy, something emotional, something that reminds you of home…if you’re in
Three days in Kuala Lumpur …
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:48+00:00“Three days in Kuala Lumpur…” sounds like the start of a Hemingway novel. It is a humid crowded city, overrun by buildings and flyovers and malls. One thing that has remained constant in all the
Marseille and more …
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:48+00:00I avoided going to Marseille for many years simply because of the seedy “French Connection” image it had. On a chance trip very recently, I see that the city has witnessed a massive “clean up”
72 hours in Florence
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:48+00:00Florence - a bit of a nightmare really and here was villa San Michele. We chose to do a 3 day Florence trip in October thinking we were going to beat the maddening crowds,
A name synonymous with Venice
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:48+00:00Venice has for many years been a favourite wedding and honeymoon destination. Not surprising really. It is romantic and breezy and beautiful. Altogether stunning, especially if there are no tourists. If there are
10 International travel tips worth keeping
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:49+00:00Travelling can often be a charmless, tiring ordeal. Despite new airports being swanky, state of the art places, they are still for many people, scary, daunting areas full of queues and instructions and expensive shops.
10 Things you must do in Cochin
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:49+00:001. Ayurvedic treatments: are dodgy and massage is only a small part of them. I have in the past experienced a 2 week horror story at Ayurvedshala in Kottakal and a fantastic couple
10 things you must do in Goa
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:49+00:00Mapusa market (pronounced ‘mapsa’) in North Goa. I have been coming here for longer than I care to remember and most of the local vendors remain unchanged. Neither have they aged it seems.