Tucked inside the little lanes of Bandra are these old gems — one little cosy, charming bungalow after every 2-3 concrete highrise. Still standing amidst trees as old as them or perhaps, older, these bungalows are a silent testimony of the times that we have lost to ‘development/concretisation’. We looked […]
Listing down the best Parsi restaurants in Mumbai is both an easy and a difficult task. Easy, because, the names come immediately to your mind. And difficult, because, you keep hoping you have not missed any good ones…. Mumbai introduced to us the world of Parsi food – hitherto, we, […]
Our Ganapatipule holiday (Read: A Beach Holiday in Ganapatipule) was a sudden decision in October, by which time it was probably too late to get booking in any decent hotel in and around Ganapatipule. It was a housefull at almost all the places that we would have preferred to stay […]
The one big reason why fish lovers look forward to a holiday in Ganapatipule is, obviously, because of the fishes you can eat there. Our’s is a Bengali household. So you can imagine the excitement. The itinerary is always drawn up in two parts – one for sight-seeing (Read: Sight-seeing in Ganapatipule) and one […]
My eulogy about the Ganapatipule beach shouldn’t leave you thinking there isn’t much else to do when there. On the contrary, there are quite a few interesting places which should be a part of your must-visit list when in Ganapatipule. For the starters, there is the famous Ganapati temple right at the […]
When in Ganapatipule, we tried not to have an agenda. Instead, with a lot of time in our hands, we did everything to while it away. We tried hitting the beach first thing when we woke up in the morning. And remembered to forget the watch and the mobile at our […]
Ganapatipule is about 300 kms away from Mumbai. This meant about a 7-8 hour drive that would include stopping for breakfast and washrooms on the way. The day before, we packed a big snacks basket that included bananas, apples, sweet buns, juice packets, dry fruits, chips and water. Thus armed […]
In the span of the 10 years that we lived in Mumbai, we went from being immigrants to residents. Happily. Mumbai gave us some of our richest experiences, moments. And yet, it is a process of constant discovery — From its wares to its food to its history to its […]