Mumbaikars will swear that monsoons have ARRIVED!!! What with the near non-stop downpour, resulting traffic snarls, submerged roads, pedestrian woes, it’s almost as though it’s July. That’s when the rains are this incessant. But this year seems to be different… The rains that started Friday afternoon is continuing. Unabated. The […]
Park Street in Kolkata is synonymous with nightlife and dining … and opulence. It’s still the place for the most happening nightlife (especially during Christmas & New Year) like Tantra, the best pastries & cakes at Flury’s; iconic restaurants like Peter Cat, Trinca, Moulin Rouge … and of course the […]
We set out on a 3-day tour of Scotland and its beautiful countryside from Edinburgh. Going past Glasgow, reaching the famed moors, the many castles, one by one, the Lochness and its legends, staying over at little hamlets at cosy Scot homes, it had been one memorable trip, made more […]
And it’s not only us who say this. Times Food Guide, Times Now, CNN-IBN and now, Trip Advisor too finds Café Madras to be the BEST. One that churns out Mumbai’s best Dosas and Idlis and Uppmas and Uttapams. And Sheera too. We love their Pineapple sheera! On our way […]
In the November of 2010, we had taken the Nile cruise from Aswan. After 5 days of touring numerous temple towns along the Nile, we disembarked in Luxor, the ancient city in southern Egypt. A 2-day stay in Luxor gave us enough time to visit all the important places. This […]
For travelling to EU, one needs to get a Schengen Visa … the best part is that there are no checks when you are travelling within EU and this Visa allows you to enter every EU member country – including Switzerland, but not UK. Getting this Visa is far easier […]
1. Take guided walks around the heritage buildings of South Mumbai 2. Simply sit in the promenades of Marine Drive or Worli Sea Face or Bandra Bandstand and see the city rush by 3. Catch a play at the National Center of Performing Arts (NCPA) at Nariman Point or […]
We reached Eze when it was all fogged out. Now Eze, a much-celebrated hilltop located on the French Riviera, is famous for its view of the azure blue Mediterranean sea down below. Sigh! The fog had dashed our plans. It was mid-afternoon and we still had a lot of time […]