Wanderlust drives us to faraway lands, interesting waters. And add them to our travel memoirs
This Christmas holidays, we were visiting cousins living in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. By the time we arrive in Kigali from Nairobi on the evening of Christmas eve, it was raining and already dark. My sister-in-law had warned us of fall in temperatures whenever it rained in Rwanda, and […]
If you are in Bandra East on a Sunday morning, craving for sea-food/fishes, and need to decide where to have lunch, choosing Highway Gomantak will be really a no-brainer. That’s because, everybody goes there for a Sunday Lunch! Imagine a 1980s restaurant with long white tables, not much in terms […]
The Prakruti Resort at Kashid Beach is probably the most sought after resort for weekend breaks for Mumbaikers (Read: Kashid — Weekend Getaway from Mumbai) . The resort is on a huge expanse of land on the beach and have a private entry to the beach, but mind you, it’s […]
We took a cycle rickshaw to Kopai river though, as we couldn’t hire a small cycle for our little girl. So what? We still rode to Kopai river, with the breeze on our face, through the pristine countryside that was green with the usual wintry brown here and there, crops […]
You have heard of Bolepur being a tribal rich belt – of besides the Hindus and the Muslims, there being the tribals such as Santhals, Koda, Mahal. And so, when in Shantiniketan, you enquire about them, just so that you can go and see how they live, eat and pray. […]
If you happen to go to Shantiniketan, it is my earnest request that you should go for a minimum of 3-4 days as that little place has so much to show. Until you see them all with a good deal of time in your hands, you will be left with […]
Why do they call the place T Nagar? They should call it Saree Nagar!!! With the number of saree shops that are there, and the number of buyers brimming over the shops and into the streets, T Nagar in Chennai truly deserves to be called Saree Nagar. Truly! Had been […]
For our trip to Pondicherry, we arrived in Chennai just in time for lunch. Had jotted down Ananda Bhavan, Saravana Bhavan in our list of must-eat places in Chennai. And since, post lunch, I wanted to go for my first round of saree shopping, we zeroed on in the Ananda […]