I was at a Cafe the other day and happened to overhear a conversation at the table behind mine. One of the girls was planning a trip to London and the others were enthusiastically telling her where she should and shouldn’t go. “Stay clear of the London Eye,” one of…
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The Copthorne Orchid Hotel in Penang, Malaysia is around a 40 minute drive from the Penang International airport. I chose to stay here because it was a short way from a conference I had to attend – and I got it pretty cheap. The Standard Room cost around Rs. 29000/-…
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If “blogger’s block” isn’t a thing by now, it should be. I’ve had an unusually long case of it for the last week. Sitting down to blog, and waiting for inspiration to strike is not fun. So after a week of watching cat videos and TLC (of course) during blog…
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Edit – This restaurant has permanently closed. Coming across Mumbai’s first and possibly, only Andhra eating joint, Gonguura happened by pure chance. I was catching up with a friend over coffee and we had so much to talk about that it lasted until dinner time. And you know what cafe…
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Updated: Aug 2026 Personally, I hate having my life disrupted by routine. But living in a city like Mumbai does that to you – work, meetings, deadlines, grocery shopping, family, train-catching… like a re-run of a very average movie. And then the weekend arrives. Finally, some free time. And you,…
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Dadar station, at the centre of Mumbai, is already bustling at 5 am. People are heading to/from work, flower and fish vendors are chatting away on the platform, and one can hear the occasional honking car outside.The station is divided into two sections – Central and Western – joined together…
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Updated: Aug 2026 Quebec, like a child of mixed parentage, has features of Europe and Canada, with her own distinct French personality. She takes you back to a time when people still valued the art of conversation, sat at laughter-filled coffee shops that spilled onto cobbled streets, and worshipped in…
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I’m not sure if it’s a deep ingrained habit or just some weird eccentricity, but I hate being late. I’d rather wait for half an hour than be five minutes late. And on those extremely rare occasions that I’m behind schedule, the feeling can only be described as a mild…
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Updated: Aug 2026 I’ve gotten quite a few emails over the years from tourists who stumble across this blog looking for information on renting a house in Goa. So let’s deal with the most common questions, once and for all: Should I stay in a hotel or a vacation home?…
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Updated: Aug 2026 If you’re driving from Quebec City towards Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, there are plenty of places demanding your attention. Montmorency Falls. The countryside. The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. And then there’s a rather unassuming little building in Château-Richer that you could very easily drive past without giving it a second glance.…
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Updated: Aug 2026 Now that I think about it, I spent a lot of time in Canada on boats. You’re probably wondering what one does on boats besides fishing – but no, I did not fish. Boat Tours in Canada Instead, I sailed around Toronto Harbour on a tall ship,…
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