Muchhaad Paanwalla at Breach Candy in Mumbai. Oh, haven’t you heard about them? They are famous all over Mumbai and outside for doling out some unimaginable types of Paan – Chocolate Paan, Strawberry Paan, Rasberry Paan (spelt Rashbhari in their menu!)!!! It appears to me, they make a Paan of […]
One section of the Crawford Market in Mumbai has about 20-25 shops that sell various breeds of cats and dogs, different types of birds, fishes for the aquarium and large indoor rabbit cage filled with rabbits too. Enter from the main entry gate of Crawford Market, turn right, take the […]
Poush Mela in Shantiniketan showcases Bauls coming to perform at the Mela from numerous villages in West Bengal. The evenings at the Poush Mela are mostly reserved for the Baul songs. Who are the Bauls? Bauls are the famous wandering minstrels of Bengal, known for their songs on poet Lalon […]
“Not all those who wander are lost.” How true!! After a day-long tour in the Golden Pass Panoramic train, we disembarked at Montreux – Switzerland’s very own Riviera. We were famished and a quick lunch at one of the many outside restaurants gave us back our energy — we strolled along the […]
Birds watching and Birds clicking is both a passion and a therapy for me. And this is what i probably like most about hill stations — the leisure to go in search of myriad hued winged beauties. And although not a morning person at all, for them, i am willing to […]
The Bengal Tiger is what everybody comes to see at the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. But, how many gets to see it is the million dollar question!! I haven’t met anybody in a long time whose Corbett visit had a successful Tiger sighting. Why? What ails Tiger Sightings @Jim […]
We were booked at the Solluna Resort during our trip to Corbett National Park. Compared to most other hotels that are closer to the Gates from where you enter the Reserve, the Solluna Resort is at Merchula – about 45-minutes’ drive away, past a narrow one-lane road that is non-existent […]
Were you born with a sweet tooth? Or did you bounce into it sometime in the course of growing up, growing old? In my case, I got ‘bit’ by it during my pregnancy. Don’t remember being too crazy about sweets before that. And, it stayed. In a big big way. […]