Blogs from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia - page 5

That's the relaxing beach bit of the trip over, now to head back to the city for our final stopping place, Mumbai. Bob had chosen a nicely timed flight out of Goa, at 3pm, so we had a leisurely start to the day. Packed our cases, breakfast in the sun, a farewell to the lovely friends we've made here and then down to the edge of the beach for a read in the sunshine. The hotel restaurant by the beach has some well positioned sunbeds though Bob did regret his position later when he found ant bites on his ankles. Little creatures round here, roaming the sand but with an itchy bite. I had of course move my feet up off the sand so was unaffected. Checkout time and we were pleased to find that the ... read more

The small furry one had decided that he would be organising the day, our main hope being that it wouldn’t involve a hunt for pistachio’s, bearing in mind we haven’t found a single one since arriving in India. Woolly says – Now that is a good idea, although having covered quite a bit of the country and not finding a single one it might take longer than a day! My plan however was slightly different, having arranged our transport and arrived at the starting location, I gave myself a pat on the back as we saw the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum and its amazing building for the first time. Having done the usual bag and body checks as well as managing to get Zoe in as a student, thereby saving us quite a lot ... read more

day 1: All the anticipation of the journey here... months of searching for the best toys to occupy him for 18 hours, wondering if he would be sick or in pain on the flights, anticipating exhaustion and poopy diaper changes...and it was just flawless and completely vomit free! I only changed 1 poop, no one needed a change of clothes and I probably slept only slightly less than I would have on my own. I had a better seat because of him on the 1st flight... And we had 3 to ourselves for the second flight! The biggest difference was that I didn’t watch a movie... other than the few frames I managed to catch of the person diagonally in front of me!! Taylor caught the attention and made friends with everyone around us and all ... read more

Odd to say, but my favourite part about India was the Chaiwallas. My ears would perk up immediately when I'd hear their weary call, somewhere off in the distance. Chai... Chai... Chai... Chai...Chai... A man carrying a shiny, chandelier-like thermos would magically appear. Whether it be on a local bus, in a traffic circle, on a train carriage, or in a street market, there he was, the Chaiwalla. Like a miner carrying his coal lantern while navigating this dirty insanity they call India. Chai... Chai... Chai... Chai...Chai... His mono-tone pleas are somewhat satirical as he winds his way through a packed & sweaty crowd with the constitution of a condemned man. Chai... Chai... Chai... Chai...Chai... I never had to flag him down, he'd just know by my glance that I was a potential customer. Once the ... read more

Trip to kenya chapter 1- Leaving Mumbai Oh! Sorry it is not London it is Kenya, ok let’s start the story. We woke up at 8:30, I was excited for our trip our flight was at 4:40 pm, date was 21/10/17 my cousin sister came to my house we ate lunch and left for the airport. We boarded our plane Kenya Airways. I watched the movie “Diary of a wimpy kid - long haul” and “Man of steel”, our flight duration was six hours. Then we landed at Kenya and met Kevin and Peter uncle. They taught us some Swaheli language example- jambo-hi, asante-thank you, karibu- welcome and hakuna matata-no problem. Then we reached our hotel Sheraton in Nairobi. Chapter 2- in Nairobi. In Nairobi we ate our breakfast and left for Sweetwaters where we find ... read more