Author: alicia-joy

I’m unsure about a lot of things. I’m not sure if I’m a full-time traveler or a nomad or an expat. I abhor labels. But words are labels and we have to use words to communicate (I haven’t quite mastered the telepathy thing yet).… Read more

1.     “The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size.” – Albert Einstein

     There’s a temple of rats in India. The Karni Mata, known as The Temple of Rats, is home to some 20,000 or so rats (who’s counting?).… Read more

“When you travel, observe the beauty of the place.” – Lailah Gifty Akita (Author of Think Great: Be Great: Beautiful Quotes )

Is it possible to observe beauty on this tiny island covered with hordes of hanging dolls? Decapitated dolls, eye-less dolls, limb-less dolls.… Read more

“In the great cities we see so little of the world, we drift into our minority. In the little towns and villages there are no minorities; people are not numerous enough. You must see the world there, perforce. Every man is himself a class; every hour carries its new challenge.” – W.B.… Read more

I finally made it to a few Christmas markets in Germany. The highlights of the German Christmas Markets are Gluwein (warm German wine) and FOOD. There are warm crepes, covered nuts, varieties of chocolate, and of course….wurst. In case you didn’t know, wurst is German for sausage.… Read more

As a follow-up to the previous weird & nerdy travel gadgets, here are some more.

The B-Tourist partitioning band. This has to be one of the most interesting contraptions I have seen. period. This strange looking cloth-band-thingy purports to give you the ultimate privacy – without being an first-class pod style seating.… Read more