Plant souk

If you have a green thumb and are in Sharjah then the place to be is the plant market near the Gubaiba Bus Station. You

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Streetfood in Istanbul

Coming from Delhi – a city famed for its street-carts full of golgappas and papri chaats, roasted peanuts and kulfis I definitely  miss eating streetfood

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Meeting Ruskin Bond

This Bond did not step out of a convertible dressed in a dapper suit and a pistol in hand. Instead he has a pot belly,

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Eid holidays in Jordan

We were lucky to plan and get tickets on time for a five day getaway to  historic  Jordan during eid holidays. It was a whirlwind

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Shopo Diwali fever

Diwali celebrations seem unending this year thanks to an exciting giveaway from Patty of Colorsdekor. I love so many things at Shopo and found it hard to choose a

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Magic of diyas

We had a splendid Diwali with diyas, rangoli and sweets. It was made extra special with the presence of my loving family and dear friends.

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Book bargains at the flea market

Found these amazing books and CD for just dirhams 5 at the Flea market in Zabeel Park, Dubai.

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25 reasons to drink Green tea

I was once a milk tea junkie who could not do without at least three cups of masala or ginger tea. But an ailment two

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Weekend finds

Thursday evening was spent partly at the Sharjah Ramadan Eid fair at the Expo Centre and at Al Qasba. I went with least expectations to

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Jackfruit dumplings/Kumbal appam

As a child my summer vacation was usually spent at my grandparents’ house in Kerala. Like my own mom, grandma was a great cook who

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