Monthly Archives: January 2015


Visa, Immigration & Other Requirements at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi

It is funny how we craned our necks towards the aircraft window as soon as we landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. We had expected to see giraffes and lions and elephants immediately upon landing, you see….haha… We controlled our excitement admonishing ourselves that nothing before immigration […]

Taxi Counters at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

Restaurant Review: IMBISS in Colaba, Mumbai

Imbiss Bandra for me has been a ‘dream come true’ destination – to be only surpassed by its larger, original outlet in Colaba. What makes the Colaba outlet superior is their exhaustive menu that a ‘pure non-vegetarian’ like me can only dream of in India. Ambience of IMBISS in Colaba: […]


The Bohri Kitchen — For authentic Bohri Food in a Bohri Household in Mumbai

Hardcore foodies have been witnessing a welcome addition to their list of ‘eateries’ in Mumbai. You would be forgiven if you were to think that I am talking about another restaurant. No, another joint has not opened up in our already spoilt-for-choice city. It’s another ‘door’ that has opened to […]

Review -- The Bohri Kitchen in Mumbai

3 Things You Can Do When You Are in Gisenyi, Rwanda

3 Things You Can Do When You Are in Gisenyi, Rwanda

Gisenyi is such a sleepy little town; a post title such as ‘3 things you can do when in Gisenyi, will perhaps wake you up and make you wonder, Really? You can do so many things in Gisenyi? My answer is Yes. We were there in the sleepy-looking town for […]


Hotel Review: Lake Kivu Serena in Gisenyi, Rwanda

And so, post this heavy lunch at White Rock Bistro in Gisenyi (read review of White Rock Bistro), we came back to our hotel at around 5 pm, hoping that by now our rooms should be ready. They were. We rushed for the beds and a nap. Apparently one of […]

Hotel Review Lake Kivu Serena in Gisenyi, Rwanda

Restaurant Review: White Rock Bistro in Gisenyi, Rwanda

Restaurant Review: White Rock Bistro in Gisenyi, Rwanda

We were scheduled to stay in Gisenyi for just one night. Reached our hotel, Lake Kivu Serena Hotel around lunchtime but the rooms weren’t still ready. We attributed it to the Christmas rush. Simply deposited our bags and got back to the car to have lunch at the White Rock […]


Drive from Kigali to Gisenyi, in Rwanda.

 This Christmas holidays, we were visiting cousins living in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. By the time we arrive in Kigali from Nairobi on the evening of Christmas eve, it was raining and already dark. My sister-in-law had warned us of fall in temperatures whenever it rained in Rwanda, and […]

Drive from Kigali to Gisenyi, in Rwanda.

Restaurant Review: Highway Gomatak in Bandra, Mumbai

Seafood & Old World @Highway Gomantak in Bandra, Mumbai

If you are in Bandra East on a Sunday morning, craving for sea-food/fishes, and need to decide where to have lunch, choosing Highway Gomantak will be really a no-brainer. That’s because, everybody goes there for a Sunday Lunch! Imagine a 1980s restaurant with long white tables, not much in terms […]