This month on Himal – The heritage mass market *** In a city where the skyline has long been defined by massive hoarding boards, there was one on Marine Drive a few years ago that captured Bombay’s ethos perfectly. Restless to get ahead, it proclaimed, and that is exactly what the much-touted spirit of this… Continue reading Crawford market calling…
Category: Travels
Tales from the road
This month on Itchy Feet
Another week already? If you have been reading this blog for a while now, you will know my on-now off-now attitude towards full time work. I am on an ‘on’ phase right now – and surprising myself each day by enjoying it more than I had thought possible. This leaves me with little time for… Continue reading This month on Itchy Feet
Massage and marriage in Bangkok
…neither of them mine. hah! gotcha. If you have heard great things about those Thai massages and are dreaming of pretty young things softly caressing your skin with fragrant oils, here is something to make you pause and reflect. Sure you can choose to walk into a dimly lit massage parlour and live out that… Continue reading Massage and marriage in Bangkok
Du-bai or not to buy
The lesser known Dubai, in today’s HT Cafe… (as always, link valid only for a week, so read now, else see photo and sigh deeply in regret for having missed the article) More photographs from the colors and chaos of Dubai here… You can read the article here…
No longer burning bright
Just 1,411 tigers in India – and the National Tiger Conservation Authority says if error margins are taken into account, the tiger population may range between 1,165 and 1,657. And to think the government has been “serious” about conservation since Project Tiger was started in 1973 – for thirty five years now. But oh wait,… Continue reading No longer burning bright
Looking back…
SelAm tags me on a meme he says is so last year – All you have to do is select and upload one photo that you have clicked this year that is special to you. Could be anything…aesthetic, technical or personal. Also, put in a short note why it is special. My favorite from last… Continue reading Looking back…
Mumbai for Maharashtrians?
My husband left home this morning as usual for work – and called me five minutes ago (at 1 p.m.) from Bandra flyover – he has been stuck in a traffic jam since morning and taking detour after detour to find himself now in what is possibly the mother of them all. The only consolation,… Continue reading Mumbai for Maharashtrians?
Kala Ghoda again
The black horse rides again -this time only for three days – today till Sunday for the Diwali Kala Ghoda festival. Since I go to Max Mueller Bhavan everyday for my German classes, I have been noticing a lot of activity around the area – the artists and sketchers have been up and about, setting… Continue reading Kala Ghoda again
Faith or religion?
When we went on our holiday, we had no idea it would turn out to be a pilgrimage of sorts… first a too-short day at Amritsar, a few days at Mcleodganj and then a weekend in Delhi, time divided between a hasty visit to the Ganpati temple and a more leisurely hour at Juma Masjid.… Continue reading Faith or religion?
Himachal for the first time
Am on a short break (again) – in Amritsar and Dharamshala for a week – will try to blog or upload pics from there. Any recommendations on things to do (very very relaxing, non taxing), places to eat etc welcome. In the meanwhile, hop over to Itchy Feet for notes on Hampi… Read about the… Continue reading Himachal for the first time