Ninja meets Murphy
You know its not your day when a sequence of events happen, all together, in one single day, and you aren’t expecting it at all. When I say events, these are not the ones that make you jump with joy....
View ArticleOde to a Bloody Mary
Was in London for just a day Or two, I think…. Time to do my laundry and clean the kitchen sink. Enough and more reason to write a stupid song, One Bloody Mary please, nice and strong. Spending another...
View ArticleUnexpected attractions make a City
Last weekend, I was just checking out Timeout London and stumbled upon something incredible – ‘Films on Fridges’. The name caught my eye immediately. How many of you guys are aware (for the ones not...
View ArticleThe cheapest entertainment in London – The Tube
One question I always get in any city I have lived in – What’s the cheapest thing to do? This wasn’t really difficult to answer when I lived in Mumbai. For starters, everything in India is pretty...
View ArticlePilgrim of life
So, what’s the point if you live in London and can’t do something cultural every once in a while. I don’t know what really prompted me to go exploring on a cold Friday evening, instead of curling up on...
View ArticleIts raining eggs in London
If there is one thing I love about living in London, it is the fact that it doesnt feel the same every week. I don’t know how the city manages this. There is always something new and definitely...
View ArticleCaledonian Road B&B
They say that the next best thing to traveling is to have travelers visit you. Away from India now for almost 2 years, people ask us how we battle home sickness. Well, in London, a place where finding...
View ArticleDay 22 & 23 – Figuring out value again
A long long time ago, I wrote a blogpost about exchange rates. I think I was very much in India, working there and trying to save money to travel around the world. And, it wasn’t easy. Let me tell you...
View ArticleAnthropomorphic image of Mumbai – Figure this one out!
I’m reading this book by John Malathronas. – Brazil – Life, Blood & Soul. No guesses why I would buy a book with Brazil on the title. Anyway, within the first chapter itself, I find myself closing...
View ArticleEggsactly what I expected
I miss the simplicity of life in Mumbai. When you call the grocery store, they take your order and deliver in the next ten minutes. Not just convenience. He makes the decision for you. For eg: You tell...
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