Everyone deserves a little luxury once in a while! For some, that may mean treating yourself to a spa while for others it may mean splurging on a designer dress. For a few of us, though, the best way to indulge is by making reservations at a fine-dining restaurant to enjoy…
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Located between two party towns, Siolim and Vagator, is a convenient hangout. Soro, meaning alcohol in Konkani is fast becoming a popular live music spot for locals and tourists. From the outside, it looks like an abandoned, rundown house – with barely any paint, bricks showing and cracked walls that…
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Despite my interest in food, I’d never heard of the Koli Seafood Festival. The last weekend was supposed to be a pretty uneventful one – simply catching up with my friend Roy over a movie. That was until he shared a Facebook event about the festival and we decided to…
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Edit: This restaurant has permanently shut down. The Baga-Calangute strip has recently seen a dip in splashy, upscale ‘dining experiences.’ The area is now littered with cheap rooms, cheap food and cheap everything else. It’s quite a surprise to come across a stylish-looking eatery amidst the chaos these days. Buried in…
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I’d never been to Delhi. But for the longest time, it’s been on the top of my list! My Twitter time-line would constantly break out in a Delhi-Mumbai battle – which city is better, which of the two have the more delicious food, more pleasing weather, more style? To top…
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Hey guys! So a lot of people keep telling me that “Bandra is sooo much like Goa,” “Lonavala’s greenery is just like Goa’s” and “the houses in Udvada are similar to those in Goa.” I completely, 100% disagree! No place on earth is “just like Goa.” However, one place comes pretty…
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Appropriately located minutes away from Vile Parle Railway Station (E) is an easily missed gem. Yes, it isn’t in the trendiest neighborhood, but with close proximity to a dozen colleges, it’s doing pretty well for itself. Oliva, Vile Parle Oliva is owned by a first-generation entrepreneur, Makarand who has experimented…
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Whenever I think of Bangkok’s street food, a series of images come to mind. On-the-spot cooking demonstrations by women in sarongs who sell fish cakes faster than they can make them. Men pushing their whole kitchens around on tiny wooden carts. The sound of grinding spices in a mortar pestle. Stir fry…
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I must admit, the first time I attended a dinner buffet at the Marriott, I left feeling thoroughly disappointed. So I was a tad skeptical when I was asked to review their Reloaded Sunday Brunch. I’m so thrilled to tell you that it was a complete 180-degree turnaround! It was evident…
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Hey hey hey!! I’m back with another post on the #TGGFinds series (I’m super stoked that so many of you loved the last one on Goa!) Seems like everyone gets the romanticism of sipping a coffee or having brunch in quiet, little known cafés. So here’s a list of cosy places…
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What’s happening, everyone? I’ve had an action-packed weekend at Ahmedabad and I want to thank all my Twitter and Instagram followers from there for the tons of inside-tips on things to do in the city! It’s the first Tier 2 Indian city I’ve been to and I can totally picture myself living…
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