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Paris for those who don’t like Museums

By debolinamukherjee on September 26, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Bratislava – A Magical Day Trip

By debolinamukherjee on July 13, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

Following the Danube – 16 Days, 6 Countries

By debolinamukherjee on July 7, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

Georgia – The gem of Caucasus

By debolinamukherjee on July 1, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Bengal to Bengaluru – A roadtrip

By debolinamukherjee on August 12, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Jordan – A four day trip into History

By debolinamukherjee on January 14, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

Book Review: The Guardian

By debolinamukherjee on May 22, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

I had no intention of reading this book till about Friday, which was 2 days back. I had bought a pack of three Nicholas Sparks back in 2008 from a book sale […]

Book Review: Never Let Me Go

By debolinamukherjee on May 21, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

It was only by chance that I picked up this book from a person de-cluttering his stock of books on Facebook. I had a faint recollection of the author (Kazuo Ishiguro) from […]

Book Review: A Wild Sheep Chase

By debolinamukherjee on April 3, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

This is one of Murakami’s first novels (infact written before his bestseller Norwegian Wood) and my third Murakami read (after Kafka on the Shore and After Dark). The plot and the characters […]

Book Review: Chowringhee

By debolinamukherjee on February 13, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

  What happens when a “wide eyed adolescent from the small neighborhood of Kashundia who had, years ago, crossed the Ganga on the steamer Amba from Ramkeshtopur Ghat to gape at the […]

Book Review: After Dark

By debolinamukherjee on January 24, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Mari, a girl in her late teens, sits all by herself in a cafe sipping a cup of coffee and reading a novel, quite late into the night. A young jazz musician, on […]

Mistress

By debolinamukherjee on January 23, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

“In art, don’t you see, there is no first person” – Oscar Wilde. I had read this book quite some time back, but its memories are still vivid. Radha continues to mesmerise […]

Kafka on the Shore

By debolinamukherjee on December 13, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

It was only last week that I wrote in my blog that though I was excited to share my review of “Kafka on the Shore’ but will certainly be some time before […]

In a Free State

By debolinamukherjee on December 6, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

V S Naipaul is one of the most celebrated Indian writers of all times and this is his masterpiece having won him the Booker. The credentials of the writer and the book […]

Half of a Yellow Sun

By debolinamukherjee on December 5, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )
Half of a Yellow Sun by Adichie

Set in the 1960s with the backdrop of the Nigerian Civil war, Half of a Yellow Sun could have very easily been a novel on the brutalities of war; gut wrenching realities […]

Book Review: The Inheritance of Loss

By debolinamukherjee on October 2, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )

An old retired judge from the pre Independence era, a granddaughter mired in her past and unsure about her future, a cook and his disillusioned son, trying to make ends meet in […]

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The Story Behind ‘Not Just Breathe’

The greatest learnings of all are in the pages of a book and the by-lanes of an unexplored city. Thats what I live by. And thats what I truly live on too, barring that fact that I also juggle a full-time-high-stress job.

I started this blog to reach out to all of those who think working in a cubicle 10 hrs a day disinherits you from the love of life. You can still travel as much as you want to.

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On a gusty rainy afternoon, thinking about the time spent in Vianden same time last Saturday. If you are visiting Luxembourg, this is a must see. #mycity #notjustbreathe @my_luxembourg @visit_luxembourg @visit_europe #bestcitybreaks #besteuropepics #kings_villages #wanderlust #wanderingme #vianden #viandencastle #luxembourgtourism #luxembourg #passionpassport #cntraveler #condenast #condenasttraveler #bbctravel #castlesofinstagram #daytrips #weekendgetaway #latergram #travellingthroughtheworld #travellerforlife #bloggerlife #travelgirl #travel_2_germany @besteuropepics @travelshot.eu @topeuropephoto @europe_travelers_ @best.city.shots
For once I loved the time-optimising, distance-optimising, I-dont-know-what-optimising routing algorithm that Google maps works on. It led us to the beautiful alleyways in Toledo. We kept losing ourselves and discovering this beautiful town with its Christian, Moorish and Jewish architectural influence. #toledo #notjustbreathe #daytrips #weekendgetaway @visit_europe @visit__spain #wanderlust #wanderingme #onecityatatime #kings_hdr #bestcitybreaks @europe_travelers_ @topeuropephoto #europe_pics #besteuropepics #kings_villages #españa #passionpassport #passport_travel #bbctravel #cntraveler #cnntravel #condenast #condenasttraveler @travelbloggeres #travellingthroughtheworld #travellerforlife #travelblog #travelgirl
Two of the most magnificent temples that we saw in Egypt were that in Abydos and Dendera. The colors of the paintings were almost intact mostly because these were not exposed to the elements being mostly in the inner walls and ceilings of the temple. The Dendera temple is a unique example of the later era Greco-Roman architecture found in Egypt. And this is also the only temple to have a full image of Cleopatra. #dendera #notjustbreathe @egypt @uniquegypt @visit_egypt #egypttourism #wanderlust #wanderingme #bbctravel #condenast #condenasttraveler #cntraveler #natgeoyourshot #passionpassport #onecountryatatime @bbc_travel @cntraveler @cnntravel @experienceegypt @expedia #experienceegypt #travellerforlife #travellingthroughtheworld #iamatraveler #travelblog #bloggerlife
Toledo is an interesting mix of Christian, Jewish and Moorish architecture and culture. Just 30 mins on the high speed train from Madrid, it is top of the list of day trips from Madrid. It's such an exhilarating experience to walk the beautiful alleyways of the former Spanish capital on a sunny winter day. #notjustbreathe #toledo #visitspain #españa #daytrips @visit__spain @bestcitybreaks @best.europe.photos @besteuropepics @cnntravel #condenast #bbctravel @bbc_travel @kings_villages #wanderlust #wanderingme #onecityatatime #onecountryatatime #travellingthroughtheworld #iamatraveler #travellerforlife #travelblog #travelgirl #passionpassport @visit_europe @_igeuropa @spain @ig_spain_ @cntravelerspain

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