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My Take On “Cheesy” Tourist Attractions

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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4 Great Products For Curly Hair

I was born with a mop of hair on my head and grew up thinking I had the worst hair in the world. It still brings tears to my eyes when I think of the single hairstyle I had all throughout school that made me look like part of the…

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Hotel Review – Copthorne Orchid Hotel

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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One Night In Kuala Lumpur

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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Restaurant Review – Gonguura

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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Things To Do When You Have Nothing To Do In Mumbai

Personally, I hate having my life disrupted by routine. But living in Mumbai does that to you. It keeps you running – 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, like countless…

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The Taxi Scam At Dadar Station

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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The Miraculous Church Of St. Anne De Beaupre

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 where people still valued the art of conversation, and sat at laughter-filled coffee shops that ran into cobbled streets, or worshiped at the famous…

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The Market City Food Crawl

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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ON RENTING A HOME IN GOA

I’ve gotten quite a few emails during the last couple of weeks from foreign tourists who happened to stumble across my blog, looking for information on Goa. So I’m going to take a break from the Canada post overload and deal with the most common questions. Should I stay in…

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A LESSON IN COPPER

It must be pretty cool to have a family business that’s known throughout the continent, especially one that’s not related to food – those tend to gain popularity as the generations go by. What I loved about Albert Gilles Copper Art is that it’s a quaint little structure by the…

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