India


Cafe Bahar — One Of The Best Biryani Joints in Hyderabad

Had read fantastic reviews of Café Bahar in Hyderabad and couldn’t resist going here. Colleagues from office too recommended it, saying it’s the 2nd best joint in Hyderabad for biryanis (most consider Shadab to be the best!) Cafe Bahar has 2 restaurants and I opted for the original one at […]


Sightseeing in Coorg, Karnataka (India)

Sightseeing in Coorg (Karnataka, India)

A small little town Coorg is, but offers quite a bit of options for both tourists and seekers of quietude. We try to balance both and here’s what all we saw and experienced in the three days that we were there: Playing with elephants at the Dubare Elephant Camp: We […]


Craving for a Vada-Pav from Dheeraj’s Vada Pav, Ville Parle (Mumbai)

Mumbaikars will swear that monsoons have ARRIVED!!! What with the near non-stop downpour, resulting traffic snarls, submerged roads, pedestrian woes, it’s almost as though it’s July. That’s when the rains are this incessant. But this year seems to be different… The rains that started Friday afternoon is continuing. Unabated. The […]


How About An Evening In India’s First Nightclub, Mocambo in Kolkata?

Park Street in Kolkata is synonymous with nightlife and dining … and opulence. It’s still the place for the most happening nightlife (especially during Christmas & New Year) like Tantra, the best pastries & cakes at Flury’s; iconic restaurants like Peter Cat, Trinca, Moulin Rouge … and of course the […]


Café Madras – Mumbai’s BEST South-Indian Restaurant

And it’s not only us who say this. Times Food Guide, Times Now, CNN-IBN and now, Trip Advisor too finds Café Madras to be the BEST. One that churns out Mumbai’s best Dosas and Idlis and Uppmas and Uttapams. And Sheera too. We love their Pineapple sheera! On our way […]


10 things to do in Mumbai

10 Things To Do In Mumbai

  1. Take guided walks around the heritage buildings of South Mumbai 2. Simply sit in the promenades of Marine Drive or Worli Sea Face or Bandra Bandstand and see the city rush by 3. Catch a play at the National Center of Performing Arts (NCPA) at Nariman Point or […]


Matheran — When To Go & What To Do

The best time to visit Matheran, according to us, is during the rains, the famous India monsoons. For this is when the place and the hills surrounding it transform into a scenic place. Further, owing to the fact that the roads in Matheran are not metalled, there is the problem […]


Stay @The Verandah In The Forest in Matheran

Oh, it was lovely staying @The Verandah in the Forest in Matheran. Apparently the second house to be built in Matheran by a Captain in the army in the 19th century, it was bought by the Neemrana chain of hotels to be converted into a heritage property. And boy, does […]