Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Goodbye Holland and Finally! Namaste India… Both Llew and I awoke much later than we had hoped. It was 8.15 am before we got out of bed, knowing that we had to board the free hotel shuttle to Schipol Airport at 9.30 pm. This left us very little time to wash,…
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Carousing in Karnataka: Journey from Bombay to Bangalore
Carousing in Karnataka: Journey from Bombay to Bangalore Wed, Jan 8, 2025: Bombay-Bangalore The trip to India of Chriselle and AJ gave us a god opportunity to explore a part of the country with which we were not too familiar. As they were also keen to meet Blossom and Menaka, I hit upon the idea…
Goodbye North America! We Had a Truly Brilliant Time!
Monday, September 16, 2024 New Jersey-New York-London-Bombay Goodbye North America! We Had a Truly Brilliant Time! We awoke for the last time in the USA, on this trip, at 2.00 am. Although we had said goodbye and thank-you to our hosts, the Masuds, both Imran and Ghazala had set their alarms too and were awake…
Viewing the Exhibition of Colonial Maps at the Asiatic Society, Bombay
Viewing the Exhibition of Colonial Maps at the Asiatic Society, Bombay. Bombay, Thursday, April 19, 2022. The weather in Bombay is truly blistering at this time. April and May are the two most horrific months when it comes to the heating of the Indian sub-continent. I am torn between my desire to get out and…
Thursday Trudging in Bombay (Mumbai): Town Hall, Horniman Circle, St. Thomas Cathedral
Thursday, March 17, 2022 Bombay Thursday Trudging in Bombay (Mumbai): Town Hall, Horniman Circle, St. Thomas’ Cathedral With another Thursday coming around, my thoughts turned again to a gad-about in downtown Bombay. This time, since my friend Maria had a day off from work, she decided to accompany me. I was…
Re-Discovering Colaba and Rampart Row in Bombay (Mumbai)
Thursday, March 10, 2022 Bombay, India Re-Discovering Colaba and Rampart Row in Bombay (Mumbai) Now that things have re-opened fully in Bombay, I have resolved to do what I love doing best: exploring on my own some and on my own two feet. With Thursday being practically a free day for me in that…
Footloose in the City of Mumbai (Bombay): A Day Devoted to History, Literature, Art, Food and ‘Flaneuring’
Footloose in the City of Bombay: A Day Devoted to History, Literature, Art, Food and ‘Flaneuring’ Saturday, February 12, 2022 Bombay Finally, after what seems like absolute ages, the city of Bombay has re-opened. For me, the biggest and most welcome change is that the main Museum of the city, once known as…
Goodbye Bombay, Hiya London! How Great It Is To Be Back in T’Smoke Again!
Thursday, August 8, 2019 Bombay-London Goodbye Bombay, Hiya London! How Great It Is To Be Back in T’Smoke Again! Hiya from London! The thing about having to leave at 8.00 am to be at the airport at 9. 00 am for a 12 noon flight is that one wakes up inordinately early.…
Packing, Packing and More Packing. Parting (from Bombay) is Such Sweet Sorrow!
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Bombay Packing, Packing and More Packing. Parting (From Bombay) is Such Sweet Sorrow! Namaste from Bombay! I awoke at 6.30 am on my very last morning in Bombay knowing that I had so much to do and yet wanted to live fully in the moment as I savored every…
Today was all about Tying Up Loose Strings and Dinner at the Willingdon Gymkhana
–> Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Bombay Today was all about Tying Up Loose Strings and Dinner at the Willingdon Gymkhana Namaste from Bombay! I awoke at 6.30 am in Dad’s flat, read Twitter feed and finalized and shortened my July newsletter with the aim of sending it out…