I was back in Shimla after about 10 years and like most hill stations in India, it has changed. For the worse. Commercialization has made the once beautiful town ugly over the years, with buildings everywhere and so little greenery left. Mall Road, the epicentre of action in Shimla, has […]
Jayant knows that I have this huge love for flowers. And so, when he went to Chail in Himachal Pradesh, he got me these. Fresh. And beautiful. When it comes to flowers, Shillong is my bench-mark. No other place can beat the variety that you see in Shillong, both in […]
After our Lalbaugcharaja darshan on Monday, we decided to walk up to the other famous Ganesh in the same neighbourhood – Mumbaicharaja. Touted as the oldest Ganesh mandal in Mumbai, Mumbaicharaja is famous for its changing themes every year. This year, they made a replica of the Somnath Mandir of […]
Lalbaugcharaja is a pilgrimage of sorts. Every year, millions throng its pandal for a darshan of this Rajah of all Ganeshas in Mumbai. They queue in the sweltering heat for hours for just a peek of the good Lord. So long we had been put off by stories of the serpentine […]
What do you do when in Chail? When amidst its greenery and rolling mountains, away from the cacophony of everyday life, from the compulsions of everyday schedules, where network connectivity is elusive? You slow down. Stop. Reflect. Reconnect with self. Redraw priorities. And…watch the world around you. The birds. You watch […]
September is special for Mumbai. It is not only Ganapati time now, but also time for the week-long Mother Mary Feast that celebrates the birth of the Virgin Mary. Every year, the festivity starts from the Sunday after 8th September. Also known as the Bandra Fair, this year the dates are […]
[Update 1st June 2017: Woke up this morning to the news that authorities have demolished Giani da Dhaba in order to widen roads. While the owners have promised to come back in their residence compound, looks like it will be a while before travellers can eat at Giani da Dhaba. […]
After a detailed analysis of whether you need Hop on Hop Off buses in London, Paris and Rome, we now ‘hop’ on to some of the smaller cities in Europe and UK – like Edinburgh in Scotland, Lyon, Nice and Monaco in France, Florence in Italy. Do you need to […]