For more than a decade, I have wanted to visit Lucknow to experience the magic of its food and its rich history. Perhaps, it also had something to do with the fact that my father had spent many years living there in his youth. In February of 2022, I finally made it! Lucknow is well-connected …
Tag Archives: Travel
Travelling Abroad 101
This post was also published on HotFridayTalks.com — Who doesn’t like to travel? Our glossy magazines and social media feeds seem to be filled with pictures of people in exotic locales across the world. And let’s not forget the steady diet of Switzerland and Canada in our Bollywood films! But, if you haven’t yet left …
Mumbai-Pune Puncture Scam
If you live in any of the major cities of India, and own a vehicle, you’re more than likely to have heard of many popular cons that happen in and around the city to unsuspecting motorists. Typically, they involve someone flagging your running vehicle down, and pointing out a problem you need to get fixed. …
Bombay to Udaipur
In April 2011, we embarked on our first “long drive” from Bombay to Goa. In May 2012, we once again attempted the same trip, this time older and wiser. Then, came some months of back trouble, which reached such a low that I did not think I would drive again. However, having made a full recovery this year, …
City of Joy
It’s been a while since I blogged. Moving to a new job has kept me busy, these past few months. It’s been a particularly demanding, challenging and exciting journey, but it hasn’t left me much time for anything else, including blogging. In August, I also moved my blogs to WordPress.com, and that migration took the …