by Nyssa P. Chopra | Mar 1, 2013 | Travel Tips, Travel Well
If you insist on using black as the color for your bags (Hey, I do it too! It’s super chic!), opt for bright luggage tags that will stand out in the sea of black suitcases on the carousel. It’ll be easy to identify, even from a distance. Another problem...
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by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 28, 2013 | Travel Well
What an honor to be nominated twice in the same week for a blogger award. This time it’s the Inspiring Blog Award by Inspiration Sandwich. Thank you very much! 🙂 5 random things about me: 1) I’m on a mission to visit all the Buddha Bar restaurants/lounges...
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by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 27, 2013 | Travel Well
Nomination: Firstly, I’d like to thank the dear TravellerSoul76 for the gracious nomination. Very honored. Blogger awards really are a great way to show appreciation and a great way to affirm that we must be doing something right in the blogosphere. This is my...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 25, 2013 | Hidden, Quotes
For a list of travel quotes: 60+ Inspiring Travel Quotes
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 19, 2013 | Destinations, Europe, Featured, France, Paris, Travel Tips, Travel Well
Paris is always a good idea. My dearest Audrey Hepburn, how right you are. Paris is fabulous in any season, but spring shows it in its best light, in my humble opinion. Even Frank Sinatra dedicated a whole song to the charm and intoxication of Paris in the springtime....
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 18, 2013 | Travel Tips, Travel Well
I have found carrying extra passport photos to be extremely useful while abroad, especially for expat-related activities like getting a local SIM card for my phone, acquiring visas, renting flats, registering with local offices, etc. Believe me, I’m less than...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 17, 2013 | Destinations, Featured, North America, Orange County, Photo Essays, Travel Well, United States
As daylight retreats into the shadows of the night, gorgeous shades of pink, orange, yellow, and red set the California sky ablaze, offering a few golden moments to stop, reflect, and appreciate everything we have in life. The vibrant hues that pierce through the...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 17, 2013 | 24/48 Hours, Asia, Destinations, India, Luxe City Guides, New Delhi, Travel Tips, Travel Well
A city where old world charm and modern aspirations jostle for survival, New Delhi has often been compared to a phoenix rising from the ashes. The dynamic city-state of New Delhi has sustained a lasting affair with conquest and change, after having been occupied,...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 15, 2013 | Eat Well, Recipes
I’m an absolute sucker for chocolate chip cookies. Always have been. I strongly believe that there’s very little a warm, chewy cookie with chunks of gooey chocolate can’t fix. In good times and bad, it’s there for me. In sickness and in health,...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 14, 2013 | Travel Tips, Travel Well
As a last-minute packer, one of the things I would inevitably do is clump all my jewelry pieces together and shove it in my luggage, only to spend an hour untangling it when I got to my destination. Frustrated and irked by having to do this every time, I did a little...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 13, 2013 | Travel Tips, Travel Well
As an American with capitalism hyperly running through my veins, I am not accustomed to carrying cash with me, whether in the U.S. or abroad. I strongly prefer credit cards/debit cards for convenience and safety, but there have been many times, especially abroad,...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 12, 2013 | Destinations, Library, Travel Well, United States
February 12, 1809. In celebration of what would have been Abraham Lincoln’s 204th birthday, I’ve gathered my top 5 favorite movies that channel my inner history and film buffs and that depict the raw realities–the devastation, the glory, the...
