Three-and-a-half years ago, Rubel Ahmed from Bangladesh went to the UK on a tourist visa. Once there, he started working in a restaurant and stayed back. He sent money home […]
The importance of a good map
I was standing at a crossroad in the middle of Amsterdam with my bicycle. Lost. I wanted to go back to where I was staying, a place called Diemen, in […]
Welcome aboard
I couldn’t help laughing to myself when the driver said on the public address system: “Ladies and gentlemen, this train is very crowded. Please keep your luggage on the racks.” […]
Where waves echo history
There is much more to Normandy than the D Day landings. But the breathtakingly beautiful countryside along the English channel is difficult for tourists to access unless you have a […]
A kiss or two?
I was quite surprised the first time I saw two grown men greeting each other with loud kisses on the cheek on a pavement in the university area of Paris. […]
An affair to remember
Arnab Nandy walks his way around the old world charm of Maastricht When the average Indian traveller plans to visit Europe, Amsterdam, Paris and Rome are on the must-see […]
Cinema paradiso
After the wonderful cinema Metro opened in Chowringhee in 1935, its brilliant art deco architecture and fixtures made a tremendous impact on the building styles of Calcutta. Soon afterwards, art […]
Past in fast forward
Do not spend a long time here, otherwise we will not be able to cover all the places, is a warning you will hear over and over again in Murshidabad […]
Got a spare couch?
RARING TO GET FOOTLOOSE? COUCH SURING MAY BE THE WAY FOR YOU. t2 TAKES A LOOK AT THE PHENOMENON THAT HAS GIVEN TRAVEL A WHOLE NEW DIMENSION You are planning […]
Three for the road
Different people react to street performances in different ways. Some dismiss them as a form of begging, some think of them as free entertainment, some pity the performers for not […]