Beach o’clock in Mumbai. Too bad its Beaches aren’t for swimming

F**k. After two days in Mumbai I’m down with cold. My body temperature goes high. My chest gets heavy. I cough incessantly. It must be the Mumbai air. Gotta find something to blame on, hey:-) It’s just too foggy and smoggy. I stay in bed the whole day while Ben goes out exploring the city. …

Incredible Mumbai, Home to the World’s biggest Film Industry & the World’s Biggest Slum

City of Mumbai seems to rise up from the dirt & pollution. The bay by Haji Ali Dargah clearly is not for swimming. Or even to wade in its water. In the background, skyscrapers of Mahalakshmi Chowk are barely visible through the haze. India, namely Mumbai’s Bollywood produces the most number of movies in the …

Indian Taxis. It’s not for the Faint-hearted

After we pre-book an INR500 taxi for our hotel, the sales counter guy directs us to our taxi. It’s a Hyundai Santro, the maker of taxis in India it seems.The driver is a slim, middle age man. He might be a few years older than me but his weather-beaten face makes him look much older.Hyundai …

Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started