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 […]
The best time to visit Matheran, according to us, is during the rains, the famous India monsoons. For this is when the place and the hills surrounding it transform into a scenic place. Further, owing to the fact that the roads in Matheran are not metalled, there is the problem […]
Oh, it was lovely staying @The Verandah in the Forest in Matheran. Apparently the second house to be built in Matheran by a Captain in the army in the 19th century, it was bought by the Neemrana chain of hotels to be converted into a heritage property. And boy, does […]
Getting UK Visa can be a terrible affair, not only because of the crazy documentation requirement, but also on account of the way VFS treats the VISA applicants. However, it makes no sense to get agents get you your Visa not only because they charge about Rs. 1500 per person […]
We went to Matheran when Ridi (our daughter) was just 3 months old. Travel restrictions in the third trimester of my pregnancy and three more months of almost ‘staying at home’ after our little one came, had made us impatient. Horribly impatient. So what if our baby was ‘so young’? […]