Ever since I moved out of Mumbai in 2011, I’ve revisited the city at least once every year. Last year, I even went twice. Surprisingly, or not so surprisingly in my case, every time I passed the MTNL building in Bandra, what I did not know was that I was passing India’s largest mural. Last … Continue reading Did you know this is India’s largest mural?
I’ve been lazy, and procrastinating and demotivated and working late and just plain lazy. Have you noticed I haven’t blogged in, what has it been, two weeks? Well, in case you did, I’m back and I’m going to try and be more regular. On to this week’s Snapshot Sunday post (which I missed last week, sigh). … Continue reading I once met a bunch of nosy camels in the desert
Last year, I had a chance to visit Jammu over a weekend to attend one of my best friends’ engagement. I didn’t get to explore the city but I did get to visit what was in my experience, the smallest airport. The Jammu airport ends as soon as it begins. It has all of two gates, … Continue reading The smallest airport I’ve ever been to
My father is a big, big James Bond fan. So when my mother and I went on our trip to Istanbul in 2012, he insisted that we visit the Cistern. Because James Bond was there. The entrance to the Basilica Cistern is quite inconspicuous, located diagonally opposite the Hagia Sophia on Sultanahmet Square. The Cistern is one … Continue reading The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul
Few things in life can make me wake up early in the morning and run out of the house/hotel in the t-shirt I slept in. Pork buns are one of them. A couple of months ago, I came across this blog post where I read about the Chinese breakfast market in Kolkata. With a trip to … Continue reading Waking up to Chinese breakfast in Kolkata
Las Ramblas is Barcelona’s prime street, located in the centre of the city. It’s a beautiful, bustling boulevard lined with shops, restaurants, hotels, a market and even a couple of museums. It’s also where I saw Galileo, John Lennon and the Devil, just a few steps away from each other. Presenting the living statues of Barcelona: Continue reading Living statues of Barcelona
This week’s Snippet is dedicated to the time I rode the world’s fastest roller coaster – the Formula Rossa at Abu Dhabi’s Ferrari World. I haven’t been on many roller coasters, none that count anyway. So when I learnt that the world’s fastest one is in Abu Dhabi, which was just an hour and a half away from me … Continue reading The world’s fastest roller coaster
Okay, I knew there was chicken in my pudding. That’s why I ordered it. That and because it’s a delicacy in Turkish cuisine. Right up there on the list of top Turkish culinary delights, along with the doner kebabs and the Turkish delight, is the chicken pudding, or Tavuk göğsü as it is natively called. Yes, it’s pudding. And it’s made … Continue reading Excuse me, there’s some chicken in my pudding
I was lying on the Mirissa Beach, watching the sun call it a day and the waves call out to me. It was a truly blissful day, I had just spotted the blue whale that morning. Who knew my day was about to get even better. A local ran up near us, his hands cupped, holding something. He lay … Continue reading Welcome to the world baby turtle
On the way from Hikkaduwa to Colombo, we passed by many long stretches of the sea. We cruised along the seemingly endless roads, watching the waves rush towards the shore and back in a rhythmic lull, safe in uncle Upali‘s car from the sultry summer heat. What a blissfully dreamy view for road travel. Along one such stretch, uncle … Continue reading Sneak peek: Fishing on stilts
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