a glimpse of germany

22 July 2015.Reading time 11 minutes.

(This post was originally published on my personal blog, Of Postcards & Ink, between 2015-2016.) Dear Germany, Can I be honest with you? It was with begrudging reluctance that I afforded you a few days in my journey’s itinerary; my excitement stifled by naïve presumptions that quintessentially Bavarian lederhosen, sausages, beer and sauerkraut were all you […]

at the crossing of roads

19 July 2015.Reading time 10 minutes.

(This post was originally published on my personal blog, Of Postcards & Ink, between 2015-2016.) Arriving in Strasbourg was like stepping out onto a fine tightrope between France and Germany. It’s a city of thriving contradictions and idiosyncrasies – where French, Germanic, medieval and modern influences meet in a melting pot of culture, history and architecture. […]