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July 1st 2012
Published: July 9th 2012
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Bombay. Mumbai. The city of seven islands, and even more names. Legend has it that when the Portuguese first anchored their ships in the natural harbor created by a series of mangrove-covered islands off India’s western coast, they called the area Bom Bahia, the good port. Anyone with a working knowledge of the Portuguese language can tell you that there’s a discrepancy between the masculine a... Read Full Entry



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10th July 2012

Glad to see my favourite blogger on the front page! Another lovely, thought provoking piece, and you have not turned me off BOmbay
10th July 2012

How about the food
Sounds very cool - I'm curious if you felt comfortable trying the street food there, or if the sanitation problems made you decide against it. I'm planning to travel to India next year and am most excited (though a bit concerned) about eating what the locals eat.
10th July 2012

hey girl! Glad to hear you still have a sense of adventure and will to explore and meet and love your community. I love reading your blog. Miss you mucho.. xoK

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