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 […]
We read somewhere that Rome has over 900 churches!! That means, even if you stay for a year in Rome, you wouldn’t have seen all of them. Unless of course you take it upon yourself to visit about 3-4 churches per day without a day’s miss. And then there are […]
We told you whether you need a Hop On Hop off Bus in London the other day. Today we will see if you need it in Paris. Paris. This is one city where you need the Hop On Hop Off buses without a second thought. unless you are in Paris […]
The Hop On Hop Off (HO-HO) tours in Europe can be a boon for most travelers, especially if you are in a city for short duration. But, otherwise, one needs to question if it is really required. We have used it in some European cities primarily to save time and […]