Assagao, the once-charming village in Goa, has blossomed into the ‘Beverly Hills’ of Goa, boasting high-end villas, trendy cafes, and a vibrant dining scene. Though it has seen many, many restaurants come and go, Assagao retains its unique character with a mix of old Goan houses, natural beauty, and village…
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Saligao, a treasure trove that holds onto its Goan heritage, resembles the villages of old. In the nostalgic days of my childhood, Saligao remained untouched, devoid of any restaurants except for the humble China Highway stall nestled in the football field. If you were driving down CHOGM Road between the…
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I came across something strange the other day. When I googled ‘Vegetarian Restaurants in Goa,’ my search results threw up some weird results. Popular publications featured restaurants like Brittos, known for its lobster, Jamun, a high-end Goan restaurant serving beef and fish, Sakana, famous for its sushi, and Copperleaf, renowned…
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Hundreds of thousands of Goans live, work, and study in the Middle East. My parents did too, for close to 2 decades. You would think that given how large the Goans diaspora is in the Gulf, we’d have a wider range of Middle Eastern food and restaurants, but alas, we…
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Local bars and taverns have been an integral part of Goa’s local culture for generations. Every evening, men from villages around the state would make their way to their neighborhood watering hole for some local alcohol, chit-chat, and pass-time. While many local Goan bars still see only the village folk…
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Welcome back to my series on Kerala! If you’re new here, I recently set out on my maiden trip to Kerala and explored two places – Kochi, a beautiful seaside town, and Munnar, a picturesque hill station. With its endless tea plantations and serene ambiance, Munnar reminded me a lot…
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As I woke up bright and early (6 AM, yikes!) on the morning of my first trip to Kerala, famously known as ‘God’s own country,’ I couldn’t contain my excitement. It was a road trip with some of my closest friends, and we were eager to experience the beauty of…
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The last stop on my trip to Sri Lanka was the beautiful coastal town of Galle. I envisioned sunny days by the calm, blue ocean, but the monsoons had set in just a couple of days before we arrived. In fact, the drive to Galle had us navigate through torrential…
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Ladakh is filled with awe-inspiring landscapes and is bounded by the Great Himalayas on the one side and the Karakoram range on the other. That’s just one of the reasons why a Ladakh trip tops the bucket list of adventure fanatics. The Himalayan lands of Ladakh welcome visitors to a…
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Ella was the third place I visited during my 2-week trip to Sri Lanka and it was probably the nicest place to spend 2-3 days or more. Unlike the city streets of Colombo and Kandy, this hillside town is like a whole other world – a lot like India’s lesser-known…
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From the west coast of Sri Lanka, we headed inland to Kandy, the second-largest city in the country, and the gateway to the hills. We had spent 4 days in Colombo, the financial capital; and Kandy, the historic and cultural capital of Sri Lanka, was next on our agenda. What…
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