Bienvenidos a Madrid
Bienvenidos a Madrid
Wanderlust
Hobee’s coffee cake FTW
Hobee’s coffee cake FTW
What an interesting idea
What an interesting idea
Such a pleasure to be able to sit outside, after months of winter
Such a pleasure to be able to sit outside, after months of winter
A very happy plane, spotted earlier today
A very happy plane, spotted earlier today
Almost Manhattanenge
Almost Manhattanenge
Stumbled across the shooting of the next season of Real Housewives of NY
Stumbled across the shooting of the next season of Real Housewives of NY
And I said, what about..
And I said, what about..
Sage advice on a sidewalk
Sage advice on a sidewalk
La Vie en Rose
La Vie en Rose
Veggie burger at The Counter
Veggie burger at The Counter
A gorgeous day for flying
A gorgeous day for flying
Carnival
A lovely weekend, topped off by the Carnival – Europe’s largest and second only to Brazil (I am faithfully informed by the interwebs). The riots have meant that the carnival, much like London in recent weeks, was slightly more subdued than in the past. But good cheer, colourful costumes and…
Merseyside
Welcome to Liverpool, home to the Beatles, scouse, a Tate and a football team that apparently never walks alone. One of this year’s European Capitals of Culture (the other being Stavanger in Norway), the city seemed to be gearing up for a summer influx of tourists with scaffolding everywhere and…
Moorish Escapades
My only knowledge of Morocco comes from the movie Casablanca, which I later learned wasn’t even shot there. Before we left, I had mental images of Oriental splendour and deep dark intrigues in narrow alleyways. I wasn’t disappointed. The Riad – A home away from home We spent most of…
A Whale of a Time!
Over long travels far and wide, I have come to the great realization that I am a city person. I love the huge metropoli, with their sky-high real estate prices and crowded streets. Ever so often… usually when I’m stuck in traffic for about 45 minutes on a Tuesday afternoon,…
Go Goa!
Before we left, we tried to understand the term susegad. From a variety of travel guides and internet resources, we gleaned the following : Susegad, is a way of life in Goa. It’s roots lie in the portugese word socegado which – loosely transalated – means ‘laid back’. A less…
Barefoot in Bombay
How exactly do you end up shoe-less in South Bombay on a slow Sunday evening? You could try being me for a few hours! It all started when this modern day Cinders expressed a desire to see Bombay. (Do you also get the feeling that this is going to be…
Through an Open Window
The trouble with everything is that it starts out so romantically in your head. The idea of lounging endlessly on a beach chair, watching time go by in the company of lime mint coolers and tall palms. Sitting on the steps of a train compartment at 5 am in the…