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Kumarakom Lake Resort, Kerala – Suprisingly unique

This is the first time we’re featuring a resort as a destination, because Kumarakom Lake Resort isn’t… [more]

The Paris Guide

So you've decided to visit Paris? Congratulations! One of the most visited cities in the world, Paris… [more]

The Mauritius Guide

Mauritius. The very word conjures images of sun kissed beaches, sparkling blue waters kissing sparkling… [more]

Free thrills in Paris – The ultimate list

Hemingway said, “Wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a movable feast.”… [more]

The Fort Kochi Guide

Still stuck in time, this erstwhile trading port, has seen a lot over the years, from the Portuguese… [more]

5 things we love (and hate) about Thailand

1. Street Food For two foodies, who are on the verge of resigning to the fact that we'll never ever… [more]

5 things we love (and hate) about Thailand

1. Street Food For two foodies, who are on the verge of resigning to the fact that we'll never ever… [more]

The Goa Guide

A cold hard fact about Goa before you travel From beautiful beaches to quaint, historical hamlets, Goa… [more]

Maetaman Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai – Half a day with the gentlest of giants

Charles has spent a fair amount of time tracking elephants in the wild in Southern India several moons… [more]

The Mumbai Guide

September 16, 2012 Mumbai Guide

Maximum city. This is one section of our site we’ve struggled with the most. Because we live here. We call this place home, and we don’t quite know where to begin or where to end. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India, the home of Bollywood, the most cosmopolitan city in India, one of the [...]

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The Paris Guide

October 1, 2011 Paris

So you’ve decided to visit Paris? Congratulations! One of the most visited cities in the world, Paris can seem a little daunting at first. Like other great cities, Paris is almost a world within a city. Planning our travel to Paris first seemed like an insurmountable challenge but we decided to tackle it methodically. Before [...]

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Thailand 2012

June 16, 2013 Video Door

There’s so much that happened during our Thailand trip in November 2012. From literally playing out the lead parts from The Hangover to learning a tiny bit of Thai cooking at the famous Blue Elephant Cooking School. We spent time in the North at Chiang Mai, in Bangkok and then zipped through Phuket. There’s so [...]

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5 things we love (and hate) about Thailand

May 28, 2013 Bangkok

1. Street Food For two foodies, who are on the verge of resigning to the fact that we’ll never ever be fit given how we eat, Thailand was wonderland. The street food was cheaper than we imagined (40 THB for a noodle soup), and available in enough varieties to let you survive on noodle soup [...]

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Blue Elephant Cooking School, Bangkok- Part II: Half day cooking class

April 14, 2013 Bangkok

After a morning of walking and ogling at exotic produce on our Blue Elephant Cooking School, Bangkok’s Market Tour, we’d whipped up quite an appetite. Back in the classroom, we settled in like eager students on our first day back at school. Everyone rushed for the desks up front, hurriedly tied on our black aprons, [...]

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A Taste of Kerala

April 7, 2013 Kitchen Door

We love the food of Kerala, and it’s so difficult to find any (decent) in Mumbai, so when we first thought of visiting Kerala, our mouths started watering thinking of appams and stew and parota and beef fry. Unfortunately, while the food at Fort Kochi was good, it wasn’t what we’d been dreaming off. Imagine [...]

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Kumarakom Lake Resort, Kerala – Suprisingly unique

April 7, 2013 Kumarakom

This is the first time we’re featuring a resort as a destination, because Kumarakom Lake Resort isn’t a hotel, it really is a destination. Set against the backwaters of Vembanad Lake in Kerala, Kumarakom Lake Resort is a self-contained trip in itself. An hour’s drive from Fort Kochi, we knew we were approaching Kumarakom Lake [...]

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Le Colonial, Fort Kochi – Heritage meets luxury

April 5, 2013 Fort Kochi

As our car pulled into a small sandy clearing in a quiet area of Fort Kochi, I felt my breath quieten. What stood before us was a whitewashed wall, with a beautifully polished wooden door. A brass plaque with a crest, affirmed this was the place. Le Colonial. The non-hotel hotel, as Neemrana (the chain) [...]

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Gobi Gear’s Hoboroll – And that’s a wrap!

April 5, 2013 Travel Gear

After lugging a 15kg carry on duffel bag (without wheels) through CDG-DEL-BOM (That’s Paris-Delhi-Mumbai) we promised to never overpack again. We’ve made a solemn oath to only carry the essentials, leave room for shopping, or simply do without. Which makes finding the ideal sized bag, or even packing it for that matter, a bit of [...]

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The Fort Kochi Guide

April 2, 2013 Fort Kochi Guide

Still stuck in time, this erstwhile trading port, has seen a lot over the years, from the Portuguese to the Dutch and then the British before India’s independence. It’s colonial past, however, haunts it till this day. As you walk down, the buildings, the doorways, the streets and shops bring alive its history. Fort Kochi [...]

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Phi Phi Island Cruise – Of beaches, and THE beach.

February 24, 2013 Phuket

Thailand. The word brought to me images of a hidden commune on an idyllic beach, where the waters were a shade of undiscovered blue, sands sparkly and fine, like mirrors ground up. After all, that’s where I’d seen Leonardo DiCaprio frolic in “The Beach”. So when we reached Phuket, I was disappointed to say the [...]

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5 Best Views in Paris- Points of perspective

February 18, 2013 Paris

Paris is undoubtedly a beautiful city. Strolling through the streets, you will enjoy the beautiful Haussmanian buildings and cobbled pavements. From shop windows to people to art to food, everything’s beautiful at eye level. But Paris’ true beauty must be viewed from above. The city knows this, which is why they’ve constructed tall structures at [...]

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Maetaman Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai – Half a day with the gentlest of giants

February 17, 2013 Chiang Mai

Charles has spent a fair amount of time tracking elephants in the wild in Southern India several moons ago. I’ve been faced with one only at a sanctuary as a little child. When I heard about Chiang Mai’s Elephant camps and forest walks, I jumped into it without thinking twice. The fact that I was [...]

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