Dinner with Akshay Kumar in Jodhpur (or not!)
A couple of weekends back – we went to Jodhpur for MaximumCityMadam’s birthday-weekend-special – and husbands were invited. I had been very excited at the prospect of visiting the ‘Blue City’ and hoped that the place would exceed my expectations. The Blue City The flight from Mumbai to Jodhpur was... Read More
The Good Juicery : Story of an Expat Entrepreneur
A couple of weekends back, Mr Jules and I attended the Bandra Wine Festival – where after sampling a few glasses of Indian wine in the midday sun, became rather in need of something more refreshing to drink (say no more!) That’s when I came upon the brightly coloured ‘Good... Read More
The Dharavi Cameras – Follow-up News
I received an email today that made me so happy. It concerned the cameras that were donated by followers of the blog to a Reality Gives project – please read this post and this post. To cut a long story short – I went to an exhibition of photographs taken... Read More
Holding our noses at Sassoon Docks
MaximumCityMadam was back in town and it was her birthday. What did she want to do? Visit Sassoon Docks to take photos and ‘take in the atmosphere’ of course! An early morning visit to Mumbai’s oldest docks – at the south end of Colaba Causeway – is certainly not for... Read More
My Mumbai Christmas Shopping Guide
Welcome to my Christmas Shopping Guide 2013 – although you may also find it useful for gift shopping at any time of the year!Christmas shopping in Mumbai can not be mentioned without touching on good old Good Earth and FabIndia. I personally believe that there are lots of little places... Read More
Don’t be alarmed by the Swastika!
The Swastika. A symbol for everything that was bad about World War 2. A symbol that has been banned in much of the western world as a supposed emblem of the Aryan race. A symbol that conjures up hatred, extreme bigotry, suffering and death. However! In India (or indeed Asia)... Read More
The Big Door (Mumbai) : Interiors & Jewellery
Some very large green doors have appeared on Dr Ambedkar Road (next to Pizza Metro). And when I say big, I mean BIG! Passing by yesterday and seeing that the sign to the left of the doors said ‘Heritage, Jewels, Collectibles‘…I was inevitably drawn in. Before entering the store,... Read More
The Mumbai Expat : Maximum Shock
There is a great deal to love about India – its colourful people, culture, cuisine, traditions and tourism. I’m already addicted. But India also has more than its fair share of ways in which to catch newly arrived expats off balance. They call it Culture Shock. In Mumbai you may... Read More
Gourmet Saturday : Nico Bombay
I’d read about Nico Bombay in Mumbai Boss and the mere mention of Vitello Tonato had me salivating. (Veal in a tuna sauce – and one of my favourite Italian staples). So last Saturday, Mr Jules and I took ourselves off to Kala Ghoda where Nico’s is located, for a... Read More