Wanderlust drives us to faraway lands, interesting waters. And add them to our travel memoirs
African meal is a lot about meat and fish. Perfect for a carnivore family like ours. And so, when our cousins, at whose place we were staying in Kigali, suggested Republika to us, adding that the place serves authentic African food in a complete African setting, we jumped in excitement. […]
I had heard accounts of the Rwanda genocide, and honestly, was in two minds whether to take a tour of the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre or not. I was quite sure I couldn’t bear to see remains of the atrocities. But my cousin insisted. You can see Rwanda with the […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]