Song For Departing Expats

I learned the song “When We Were Young” by Adele during the time I prepared for my family’s departure from India. The song and lyrics r… Read more

Banganga Water Tank is an ancient water tank that is part of Walkeshwar Temple Complex in Malabar Hill in Mumbai. It is a pilgrimage site for the Hindus and is protected by the Indian … Read more

Things To Do In Nashik

Nashik is a city in the northwest region of Maharashtra State in India about 3-and-a-half hour drive from Mumbai on a high way. It is known as a wine capital of In… Read more

Nashik Trip

A weekend trip to Nashik which is a city in the direction of the north-east from Mumbai and about a 3-and-a-half-hour drive on a highway became a very memorable trip for u… Read more

TODAY IS THE YOUNGEST

The words by Eleanor Roosevelt “Today is the youngest you will ever be again.” is my mantra. Her words changed my perspective of life when I encou… Read more

Kala Ghoda Cafe is a chic nordic design cafe with western cafe food located in the artsy area of South Mumbai called Kala Ghoda. It is my most recent favorite in town. I honestly don&#… Read more

Suzette Powai

Suzette is an authentic French creperie in Mumbai. This cafe restaurant opened the third store in Mumbai in Powai after the previous two restaurants in Nariman Poin… Read more

Trupsel Bombay

Trupsel is an Indo-Western fashion brand founded by two Indian sisters, Trupti and Preeti, who are natives of Mumbai. There are many Indian and Indo-Western brand… Read more

WHO ARE DABBAWALAS?

Dabbawalas are people who pick up home-made lunch boxes from individual homes or dabba makers and deliver them to their designated recipients (family member… Read more

Elephanta Caves are sculpted caves on Elephanta Island. The island is also known as Gharapuri whose translation means “the city of caves”. Elephanta Island is loca… Read more

Chumbak is a fashion and lifestyle store that was originated and is based in Bangalore, India. Its first store in Mumbai opened in Fort in October, 2015. The store is right next to Fa… Read more

Girl’s Room with Pom-poms

My daughter and son share a room. The photos of this same room which were taken in August 2013 can be seen in this post. If you see the photos in the post … Read more

5/9 At Trupsel

Two fabulous designers of Trupsel, an Indo-western and Indian fashion brand, and entrepreneurs, Trupti and Preeti, recently launched a new western clothing bran… Read more

5/9 at Trupsel Mumbai

I am thrilled to present 5/9 at Trupsel to you. A western clothes brand by 2 Indian designers and entrepreneurs: Trupti and Preeti. Trupti and Preeti are talen… Read more

Bedroom Makeover With IKEA Fabric & Metal Trunks

I decided to make our master bedroom into a black and white bedroom about 2 years ago and made some changes using IKEA fabric an… Read more

Train ride in Mumbai I experienced recently is going to be one of the most memorable experiences in my life in Mumbai. For most locals trains are major means of transportation on a da… Read more

Peacock Life is a store that specializes in designer furniture, lifestyle and interior products. The store is a brainchild of The Orange Lane, a designing firm founded by Shabnam … Read more

Galle Face Hotel

This is a post about things you can do when you travel to Colombo with kids. When I was researching, I came across many posts about things to do in Colombo written by tr… Read more

THE BAD CAFE

The Bad Cafe is an up and coming trendy and stylish joint for coffee, tapas and yoga which opened in December 2015. What a combination! Do you agree? When I first heard tha… Read more

Dutch Galle Fort

The Dutch Galle Fort is close to the southernmost point of Sri Lanka and 173 km from Colombo, which was about 2.5-hour drive. The Fort was built first in 1588 by the Po… Read more

The Three by TPV is a company founded by three business partners, Thomas, Patric and Vadmin. The Three by TPV owns The Hotel, The Livingroom, and The Home. This store that I went is Th… Read more

LE PETIT SOCIETY

Le Petit Society is a kids clothing brand based in Asia founded by two Singaporeans, Robyn and Dylan. My son received a sweet Christmas gift from Le Petit Society at … Read more

Wijaya Beach is a hotel as well as a restaurant in Dalawella, Unawatuna in the south of Sri Lanka. The Wijaya Beach is built on the Dalawella beach where the coral reef created almost … Read more

PARADISE ROAD

Paradise Road is a beautiful home ware store in a white bungalow located in the heart of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The two-story bungalow is filled with amazing products su… Read more

Cantaloupe Aqua is a stylishly designed boutique hotel that stands on the beautiful beach in the east of Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. My family and I enjoyed our 4-night stay at Cantaloup… Read more