Friday photo: Big Five
by This Friday, a memory from South Africa. A bit of quirky souvenir shopping (when I travel, I never ever shop for anything else) – this …
Category: Markets and shopping
Copenhagen’s street food heaven
When we headed to Papiroen one afternoon to what is known as Copenhagen’s street food heaven, I didn’t have high expectations. really, what could I …
Antwerpian Extravagance
Temple to chocolates, diamonds and high fashion (Published in the July issue of Jet Wings International…) Antwerp has been positioned by Flanders Tourism as the …
Bargaining at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
Istanbuls’ Grand Bazaar, or Kapalıçarşı (meaning ‘covered market’) speaks directly to every Indian’s heart. Over 550 years old, this market has over 3000 shops inside …
Shopping in Florence
Florence must be one of the loveliest cities I have ever visited. Sadly, I had only a few hours to wander around its cobblestone streets, …
Mumbai’s poster boys
It was Haji Abu’s grandfather, and then his father, who passed on their love for Hindi cinema to him. Mr. Abu turned his hobby into …
Bon marché: the markets of Provence
When you are visiting the Provence villages, try to combine your visits with the local market day to get the most out of your experience. …
Everything you want at Crawford Market
It is not easy to imagine this in today’s Mumbai, but it wasn’t long ago that anything considered “foreign goods” was hard to come by …