I watched Spain beat the Netherlands in the World Cup in a small trendy but casual Moroccan-style café/bar called Mocha in Mumbai on Sunday night. The atmosphere was amazing. Read more

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Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge · Tagged alcohol, atmosphere, Bandra, Barista, BBC Café, beer, Brits, cafe, CCD, Dutch, England, FIFA World Cup, football, hookah pipes, Indigo Deli, Italy, Juhu. JW Marriott, Khar, Kit Kat shakes, Long Island, Mocha, mozzarella paninis, Mumbai, Netherlands, Pali Village Café, Quench, Saif Ali Khan, Spain, Spanish, UK, USA, wine, WTF!
My friend will be arriving to stay with me very soon. And I am full of a bundle of emotions. What will she think of India? Will she like it? Will she be able to get around or will I have to accompany her? How much money will she have? Does she know how expensive it is here in Mumbai? Will she want to see the page 3 glamour scene? Or will she want to wander round slums? Read more

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Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge, Mumbai · Tagged 5 star hotels, australia, Bandra, Bandstand, Bob Christo, China House, Dharavi, foreign tourist, Harbour Bar, Hare Krishna Temple, India, Mumbai, Prithvi Theatre, roof top paries
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

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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