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Hop On Hop Off Bus Tours In Smaller European Cities — Do You Need Them?

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 […]


Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour In Rome — Should You Do It?

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 […]


Hop-On-Hop-Off Buses — Need Them In Paris?

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 […]

L 'Open Tour -- Hop On Hop Off Buses in Paris

Hop On Hop Off Buses — Do You Need Them In London?

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 […]


Hotel Shadab in Hyderabad

It was 2007 and we had gone to Hyderabad for the first time … after a round of Charminar and pearl shopping at Jagdamba pearls, we had asked a few locals for the best place to eat (Biryani offcourse). Circa 2013. After a long day at work we decided to […]


JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa

JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa For a ‘Quiet’ Phuket Experience

We chose this hotel because of its reputation for a great family hotel and we were not disappointed. It’s about 20 mins from the airport (500 Baht by Taxi) and the welcome was very warm. The reflection pool at the lobby made the whole place look bigger and exclusive. The […]


Mount Mary’s Church in Bandra, Mumbai

Barely weeks into our Mumbai-living in the February of 2007, the pressures of settling down in a new city took its toll on me. I suffered a miscarriage. That was the second time I went through an MTP (Medical termination of Pregnancy). The first time was when I contacted chicken-pox […]

Mount Mary's Church, Bandra

Dindigul Thalappakatti, For Chettinad Food in Chennai

Dindigul Thalappakatti has been a popular chain of Chettinad Cuisine since 1957 with their Biryani, Mutton dishes (including Liver) a hit with locals and tourists alike. Since they had an outlet next to my hotel, it was a no brainer to have dinner there. A decent-sized clean restaurant, with basic […]