We read somewhere that Rome has over 900 churches!! That means, even if you stay for a year in Rome, you wouldn’t have seen all of them. Unless of course you take it upon yourself to visit about 3-4 churches per day without a day’s miss. And then there are […]
We told you whether you need a Hop On Hop off Bus in London the other day. Today we will see if you need it in Paris. Paris. This is one city where you need the Hop On Hop Off buses without a second thought. unless you are in Paris […]
The Hop On Hop Off (HO-HO) tours in Europe can be a boon for most travelers, especially if you are in a city for short duration. But, otherwise, one needs to question if it is really required. We have used it in some European cities primarily to save time and […]
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 […]
We chose this hotel because of its reputation for a great family hotel and we were not disappointed. It’s about 20 mins from the airport (500 Baht by Taxi) and the welcome was very warm. The reflection pool at the lobby made the whole place look bigger and exclusive. The […]
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, […]