Prashant Singh 
I just returned from exploring Paris supermarkets… …and something funny happened on my first evening in Paris. I walked into a normal-looking supermarket thinking I’d just grab a snack. Twenty minutes later, I was standing in front of an entire fridge dedicated to butter varieties. Salted butter from Brittany.Butter with seaweed.Butter aged like cheese. That … Read more
I just returned from researching high-altitude wellness retreats in Uttarakhand… …and one thing surprised me immediately: altitude itself is becoming the therapy. When I visited the Himalayan foothills a few years ago, people talked about yoga, detox, and meditation. But now many retreats in Uttarakhand are intentionally using altitude shifts—moving from lower valleys to higher … Read more
I just heard the word “Glowmad” for the first time… …and honestly, I thought it was a typo. I was sitting in a café at Lisbon, scrolling through travel discussions, when someone described themselves as a “Glowmad traveler.” At first I assumed it was another influencer buzzword, but after asking around and digging deeper, the … Read more
I just checked the Delhi–Rome route again… …and for years, traveling from Delhi to Rome meant a long layover somewhere in the Middle East or Europe. I once booked Delhi → Doha → Rome thinking the connection would be easy. Instead, a delayed departure in Delhi left me sprinting through Hamad Airport trying to catch … Read more
I just returned from researching this surprising new route… …and I had the same reaction many travelers did: “Wait—there were no direct flights to Santiago de Compostela before?” It’s true. For decades, if you wanted to reach the famous pilgrimage city in northwest Spain from the United States, you had to connect through Madrid, Barcelona, … Read more
I just returned from digging into this new route… …and if you’ve ever tried flying from the Pacific Northwest to Italy, you’ll understand why this route is getting so much attention. For years, traveling from Seattle to Rome meant at least one connection—usually through Amsterdam, London, Paris, or Frankfurt. I once did Seattle → London … Read more
I just returned from researching Air Canada’s newest Mediterranean route… …and if you’ve ever tried flying from Canada to Sicily before, you’ll understand why this caught my attention. For years, getting to Sicily meant a connection somewhere in Europe—usually Rome, Milan, Frankfurt, or Zurich. I remember one trip where a missed connection turned what should … Read more
I just returned from researching the new Toronto–Tirana route… …and when I first heard about a direct flight from Toronto to Albania, my reaction was simple: “Wait… since when?” For years, flying from Canada to Albania meant at least one annoying connection — usually in Rome, Vienna, Frankfurt, or Istanbul. I remember a 2019 trip … Read more
I just returned from Hampi… …and I didn’t expect a broken stone channel to be the most impressive thing I saw. Not the temples. Not the boulders.It was a silent water channel, half-filled with dust, grass growing between granite seams, that made me stop mid-step and say out loud: “How did they do this 600 … Read more
I just returned from Thailand… …and I’ll be honest: paying the new 2026 Thailand entry fee online was the most confusing thing about the whole trip. I sat at my favorite Bangkok café — with the smell of strong espresso and grilled satay hanging in the air — trying to get the payment to go … Read more