Hindustan Times
When I was 19, in the 1990s I dated this English guy who had had been to India.
Up to that point I had travelled to Europe and the US, but had not been anywhere considered ‘exotic’.
Yet, on our dates, he used to keep me riveted with his tales of India, wandering around in a lungi, living in a hut in the Himalayas and in a guest house in Paharganj. Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged backpackers, backpacking, foreigners, India, paharganj
Mumbai nightlife is getting very exciting. I have always said the two best things about this city are the nightlife and Bollywood. And it is being proved true yet again.
This weekend India’s first ice bar opens up in Oshiwara, Andheri west, Mumbai, opposite the Mega Mall. Read more
(6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged 21 Fahrenheit, Absolut Ice Bar, Andheri west, Bollywood, Bollywood celebrities, Chill Out Ice Bar, cocktails, JW Marriott Hotel, Kashmiri Food Festival, minus 6 degrees Celsius, Mumbai, nightlife, Oshiwara, Sharaf Group
I had the pleasure of seeing a couple of movies at the Mumbai Film Festival organised by MAMI at the weekend.
Well, I say pleasure….in fact, one film was atrocious and the other was groundbreaking and amazing. Read more
(7 votes, average: 2.71 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged British Asian, British people, hindustan times, MAMI, Mumbai Film Festiva
I must let everyone know about a 48 minute documentary film called Terror in Mumbai, made by a British company Quicksilver for Dispatches, a Channel Four programme. Although it was screened on Channel Four in the UK, it has never been screened in India. Read more
(7 votes, average: 3.14 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged 26/11, Channel Four, documentary, documentary film, Israeli Government, Mumbai, Mumbai attacks, pakistan, Pakistani cell, Quicksilver for Dispatches, Terror in Mumbai, terrorist organisations
Everyone knows the difference between a good and a bad party.
But few of us know how to make a party good - as a host. Now that it’s party time in Mumbai and the ‘season’ has begun, there are plenty of parties to attend. But how can we make sure the ones we hold are good? Read more
(7 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged Ang Lee, hindustan times, London, Mumbai, news, NY Eve 1999, party, Taking Woodstock, thames, ultimate party
I take back a comment I made on a previous blog stating Mumbai lacked high arts. There are some high arts in Mumbai, I have discovered, as I happened to go and see the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) perform. Read more
(4 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged Beethoven, Glastonbury, Glyndebourne, I-Rock, Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, live performances, London, Metro Big Cinemas, Mumbai, NCPA, orchestras, professional symphony orchestra, Symphony No 9 in D Minor, Symphony Orchestra of India, WOMAD
It has been an interesting few days on the nightlife front in Mumbai. Last week I attended an amateur bartending course at Il Terazzo, Juhu. This is a new night started by BestofBombay.com to teach people the art of cocktail making. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.38 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged bartending course, Cinediner, drinking clubs, Mumbai, Mumbai nightlife, Taj Hotels Mumbai
I would like to inform everyone that the UK is no longer in visible recession and the economy appears to be back on track – there are merely lots of good lunch deals. Read more
(5 votes, average: 3.2 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Filed under Europe, Mumbai · Tagged London, no recession in UK, Recession, recession in UK, UK, UK economy
The things you don’t want to happen before boarding an international flight are: you lose your passport; get struck with malaria; get the wrong day or get caught in traffic and miss it. The one thing that doesn’t cross your mind is: what if I get the flu? Read more
(9 votes, average: 3.78 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge, Mumbai · Tagged airline official, international flight, Mumbai airport, screening, swine flu, swine flu Heathrow
I had one of those rare electric moments this week when I felt completely serene and relaxed, all my worries dissipated and Mumbai was the most beautiful city in the world.
I do not experience these moments: Read more
(10 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged Bangalore, Breach candy, colaba, Ghazals, India, juhu, Kirana store, Leela Palace, Linking road market, Mumbai, slums, Taj Mahal Palace, Taufiq Qureshi, The Novotel The Square restaurant
