Hindustan Times
I was sat in the Kala Ghoda café, a trendy contemporary place in south Mumbai, sipping an Americano and eating carrot cake.
Inside there were two men, each with long straggly brown hair below their shoulders, that looked a bit like how Jesus is depicted in paintings. Read more
(27 votes, average: 2.93 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged backpackers, Bandra, designer jeans, Escobar, Kala Ghoda café, looked flush with cash, Mumbai, nightclubs, pin striped shirts, trendy bars, trendy haircuts
I am so glad Valentine’s Day is over. It has been a day I have dreaded my whole life. The only time it was fun, was when I was 15.
Back then, in the UK, the whole idea of it was to send a card to someone you fancied and put a question mark at the bottom. Read more
(11 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge · Tagged celebrations, clandestine, cupid, embarrassing situations, hearts, love, paranoia, relationships, teddies, Valentine’s Day, violin
A while ago a reader suggested I blog on what I thought of Indian street food. I never responded. The reason being, it is rather embarrassing to admit, but I had never tried any. Not only that but I had no idea what it even was, what the names of dishes were, and even if I had, say anecdotally heard of a dish, say Pav Bhaji, I had no idea what it meant, or what was in it. Read more
(9 votes, average: 3.11 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged Chicken Tikka, Dal Makhani, Diva Mahrashtracha, Indian street food, Methi Matar Malai, Mumbai, Pav Bhaji, Paya Pasala, Phathar Ka Murgh, Roti and Naan, street food, Tarkashe e Jannat, Vaada Pav
There are two occasions when I have felt as though I have woken from the dead. The first was, aged 16, after I had an operation on my back, which had required a general anesthetic.
The second was last Friday when I came ‘to’ so to speak following a week off work ill following my trip to Jaipur. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Filed under India · Tagged acute bronchitis, aneastheti, backpacking, Come to Rajasthan, jaipur, Mumbai, Rajasthan
