Kankalitala is just about half an hour’s drive from Mitali’s Bugalow, where we stayed in Shantiniketan. Being a staunch non-believer, Jayant wasn’t very keen to visit Kankalitala though. But I insisted since a friend in Kolkata had earnestly suggested that we go there to offer prayers. And reasoned that the […]
The thug-menace is bad in Bangkok. We encountered them twice, and narrowly escaped on both the occasions. Thugs @Siam Square in Bangkok: Our hotel was Hansar at Rajdamri Road and we had taken the Skytrain upto the BTS station. Once out of the station, as we strolled the sidewalks checking out the […]
For any traveller, it is painful to read about political unrest or natural calamity in a place/city/country of tourist interest. Be it the Spring Uprising in Egypt or the Uttarakhan disaster last year or now, the clashes in Bangkok, how you wish, the world was a safer place. When the […]
Flamingos arrive every year in October from the colder northern hills of India and stay until March breeding away happily in Mumbai’s quite-so-comfortable winter. Go, visit any time between October to March. But the best time really is December, January and February when the sun isn’t all that harsh in Mumbai. […]
Where can you get the best electrical goods in Mumbai at the most reasonable rates? Unarguably, the Lohar Chawl market in South Mumbai. We are in the process of doing up our new house in Mumbai, and wanted some competitive rates on the electrical and other fittings in the rooms […]
Surajkund Crafts Mela is a much-awaited event in Delhi-Haryana’s annual cultural calendar. A 15-day fair that brings together artisans from different parts of the country as well as from other participating nations across the world, the Surajkund Crafts Mela is truly a melting pot. Every year, one Indian state is […]
Shantiniketan. And all that we wanted was that the stay should be rich in experience but sparse on the ‘luxury quotient’. And that’s how we chanced upon Mitali Homestays in Shantiniketan. How is the stay at Mitali Homestays, Shantiniketan? Located about a 10-minute rickshaw drive from Vishwa Bharati, Mitali […]
We had scheduled a tour of the famous Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles) on the second day of our Paris stay. Known for both the grand Chateau, its magnificent and sprawling gardens and Mary Antoinette’s estate, the Palace of Versailles has a strong political history behind it. French monarch, […]