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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kumarakom. In Kerala, God’s Own Country. I first heard about Kumarakom when I was still a student, the then Prime Minister (Atal Behari Vaypayee) had gone there to spend his year-end vacation and had written a series of articles called “Musings from Kumarakom”. Those were the days of limited media, […]
Guwahati has always been a transit town for us. Living in Shillong, it, after all, provided us with both rail and air connection to the rest of the country. We have been going to Guwahati forever now in order to hop into a train or an airplane. Much later did […]
Ah! The other wonderful thing about travelling – one is exploring, the other is shopping. With so many local and traditional delights, shopping in Coorg feels like paradise! Here are all what we stuffed our bags with: Sarees: You are in saree land, so no coming back home without those […]
This year has been special, very special. Ramadan feasts have always held a special place in my heart, after all it’s not too often that you have a non-veg extravaganza of this magnitude in one place. Guess most carnivorous foodies like me wait for this month eagerly throughout the year. […]
Weekend getaway options (within 6-8 hours) are many from Mumbai … right from the Western Ghats (hill region) around Pune and beyond, to the beaches in the south like Ganpatiphule. One option that stands out much closer is Alibagh / Murud — some where between 2 ½ – 3 ½ […]