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‘Stranded’ in Milan

March 18, 2013 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Coming back from France in 2006, we had an Alitalia flight via Milan. Everything until Milan was fine – except one thing. This is an aside, but I must say this. In Milan, like in Vienna, I was asked to take off my belt and lay it in the tray to be passed through the […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: backpacking, flight, France, Italy

A Train to Vienna

February 11, 2013 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Why do people like us? Why do random people whom we will probably never meet again come up to us and do things for us? I wonder if we look young and innocent and vulnerable – if so, how long will we stay that way? I remember our journey to Vienna from Venice. I have […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: backpacking, India, Vienna

Peach Juice

January 18, 2013 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

My sister and I coined a beautiful parameter for comparison. “It’s like peach juice” means something special to us. Backpacking in Greece, we did something very smart. We realised that we were constantly thirsty and often in need of energy. So we took to buying large packs of juice, rather than shopping all the time […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: backpacking, Greece, language

Crisp Apple Strudel

November 30, 2012 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When we went to Salzburg, we knew more about The Sound of Music than about Mozart. Now I’m mildly embarrassed about that, but when we went, I was just plain excited. Everyone wants to talk to young Indian backpackers, and conversation with a co-passenger from Vienna to Salzburg was natural. She told us she lived in […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: apple, Austria, backpacking, crisp, my favourite things, Salzburg, sound of music, strudel, Vienna

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