Smoking cigars in Tallinn By Cindy-Lou Dale Hidden in the gothic Old Town of Tallinn, with its distinctive pewter-colored steeples, pink-domed cathedrals, red-tiled roofs, spiked minarets, and cobbled alleyways is a culture of smoking lounges that double as quality cigar shops. Here cognac, plump chairs and sagging sofas provide an engagingly club’ish atmosphere to its moneyed […]
Nigeria’s movie industry is the third-largest in the world after Hollywood and Bollywood. They are budget, direct-to-video flicks – but Africa’s millions are demanding more, and they simply can’t get enough. By Cindy-Lou Dale When I first read of Nigeria’s movie business producing hundreds of feature-length films every year, using digital cameras, I found the […]
The Devil’s Pool, at the edge of Zambia’s Victoria Falls, is a natural wonder that defies description. Numbers lost, just two in recent years.
Aunty finds the secret ingredient of Masala Chai By Cindy-Lou Dale “What is that spice?” I asked a Mumbai chaiwallah tea vendor. “That which the Aunty is tasting, is my mother’s very special recipe for Masala Chai,” he announced. When speaking to a person older than themselves, and as a sign of respect, Indian’s call […]
This is India’s real jungle book By Cindy-Lou Dale I arrived at Parambikulam, a government run Tiger Reserve in Kerala, and paid Rs300 to gain access, Rs70 for the car, plus another Rs300 for my camera. At the main office, where I’m to book in for the night, I’m told I need to pay tourist prices, […]
Chai as it Might, Coffee Can’t Topple Tea in India By Cindy-Lou Dale For centuries India has been considered a nation of tea drinkers, but in the past decade, coffee consumption has been on the rise. Is the chai losing out to the latte? At a small stand in the busy central business district of […]
Mumbai, India hotels. Reviews of the Adobe Boutique Hotel and the Hyatt Mumbai, both excellent choices for lodging in Mumbai.
Getting to Know Mumbai by the Bite By Cindy-Lou Dale A Mumbai food stall specializing in dosas. As iconic as New York City is to the USA, Mumbai is to India. This Alpha city is India’s financial powerhouse, one of the world’s top ten centers of commerce, and one of the most populous urban regions […]
Bosnia Herzegovina, 2007 Photographs by Cindy-Lou Dale
Rafting in Bosnia: A Landscape of Incomparable Splendor By Cindy-Lou Dale En route to Mostar from Sarajevo, driving through a dizzying canyon, my guide, Sasha, decided to stop off at Konjic, a small town on the way. There was a man there, she claimed, I needed to meet. My trip to Bosnia was purely an […]
Berlin Nightlife and Sex Clubs: Cindy-Lou Dale ventures into the famous KitKat Club (of Liza Minelli and Cabaret fame) and visits other wild and crazy Berlin nightspots.
Read Cindy-Lou Dale’s story about the Harnas Wildlife Sanctuary. Find further details on Harnas Wildlife Foundation.
