Ever since I’d heard about IshaVilas, I was curious to visit. Words like ‘Luxury Villa,’ ‘Airbnb,’ ‘Wellness Therapy,’ ‘Yoga,’ and ‘Neck Connection Therapy’ had been used by people referencing this new spot in Siolim, and quite honestly, I couldn’t form an idea of how everything came together. While Goa is…
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Hey folks, what’s new? If you read my blog regularly, you’d know that I am grounded from travel for a couple of months due to the merging of my digital marketing agency with another one, here in Goa. What that means is that I get to play ‘tourist’ in my…
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Hey there! Longing for a sweet summer holiday, are you? I know what it feels like to be surrounded by more skyscrapers than lush foliage. And at times like those, some soothing views while you press the pause button on life and slow down at a darling little cafe in…
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With new restaurants constantly opening up in Goa, it’s so easy to forget those that have long-held their own in what is now a cut-throat industry. Goa’s oldest and most characterful restaurants still make their mark on the state’s ever-changing dining scene and while culinary trends may come and go,…
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Hey there, cupcakes! If you’re planning a trip to Jodhpur, I’m confident that the Guide to Jodhpur I wrote last week has everything you need to know about the things to do and see in the Blue City of Rajasthan. THINGS TO DO IN JODHPUR India’s second-largest state is peppered with imposing…
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Hey everybody! Welcome back! It’s no secret that I like (well, love), a little luxe in my life, and every once in a while, I try and go off on a staycation in Goa to indulge in a little TLC! In our little slice of paradise, we don’t need to…
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Welcome back, guys! My Travel Guide to Jodhpur is rather lengthy, so I’ll get to it right away. The Blue City of Jodhpur was the second city I visited on my trip to the colourful state of Rajasthan. While it was not as blue as I’d thought it would be,…
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In an age when the fashion is to raze heritage buildings to the ground and start afresh, it is fascinating to find a case of the opposite – new structures created to resurrect the grandeur that has long since faded. Jog Niwas, Jodhpur Jog Niwas in Jodhpur, a decade-old boutique…
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My first trip of 2019 came quite late in the year. I headed to Pushkar in the first week of March after spending the first two months shuttling between Mumbai and Goa. I was looking forward to the road trip to Rajasthan, my first visit to the state. Choosing to…
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A tiny town surrounding a lake, Pushkar in Rajasthan is an enchanting place to visit for backpackers, slow travellers and culture vultures. It is one of the most revered cities for Hindus, for the only Brahma Temple in the world (or one of the very few ones, according to some…
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Edit: Old Bombay has permanently shut down. Food is culture and habit. Food is identity and belonging. And in a multi-cultural city like Mumbai, food is a sentiment. While flavours from all over India and the world collide in the Mumbai of today, in erstwhile Bombay, food from four cultures…
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