Smile and nod… smile and nod… smile and nod… As soon as I had a moment to myself it was sacred. I’d look for anywhere to hide or lay low and considering…
Author: S Kavanagh
DAY 70. An Adventure in Maharashtra
Along the streets of Aurangabad came a procession. A parade. People wore orange turbans and waved orange flags. Antique cars overflowing with bright yellow flowers carried frightened looking children, their ears and…
DAY 69. Bibi Ka Maqbara!
I lurched half-dead from lack of sleep into the blazing heat of Aurangabad. Unlike Mumbai which had been encased in smog, Aurangabad lies open to the sky and is hundreds of miles…
DAY 68. Journey to Aurangabad
Nowhere seems to open on time in Mumbai and this is maddening if you’re a morning person. I was left with no option but to breakfast at McDonalds. And it was in…
DAY 67. Ghosts and Leopards
I was following the very questionable instructions of google maps, trying to reach Phoenix Market City – the biggest (and beloved by me) shopping mall in Mumbai. But google was leading me…
DAY 60. Dinner on Mohammad Ali Road
How on earth Starbucks can be more expensive in India than it is in the U.K. is a question more easily answerable when you realise they lump service charge on top of…
DAY 59. Haji Ali Dargah
There was once a prosperous businessman named Haji Ali Shah who came from the ancient city of Samarqand. (It still stands in modern day Uzbekistan.) With one immense decision he gave up…
DAY 57. Shukriya or Dhanyawad?
Back in Bandra West, I was amongst food-stalls serving unknown, untried delicacies and clothes stalls, their produce extending onto the street. This was Hill Road. Elco Market. I’d walked here from my…
DAY 55. Holi
I was confronted with a preposterously enormous buffet. Freshly baked salmon, smoked salmon, bacon, hollandaise egg muffins, chickpea curries, dals, a flattering array of flattened breads, croissants, pancakes and doughnuts. Chai brewed…
DAY 54. Taj Lands End
This was my view from the Taj. The Taj does not refer to the Taj Mahal which is hundreds of kilometres away in the City of Agra. But to Taj Lands End,…
