This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
As many of you know, we spent the month of September in Laos. It was fascinating to see Drumstick growing everywhere. Drumstick is known as Moringa in the rest of the world. In Tamil we say “Murungai”. Interestingly, the Laotians dont eat the tender drumstick, but let it ripen fully on the tree. Apparently when … Read more
Since we lost our Skoda Yeti in the Chennai floods in December 2015, we had to leave behind some of our travel related stuff back in Chennai. For us to do the Kerala ShikshaDaan Yatra we needed those things and so we made a quick two day trip to Chennai on June 7th and 8th. … Read more
Often I struggle with the jumbo sandwiches, subs and burgers …. Do you ? I guess the human mouth is designed differently and can open only so much. I have always felt messages were embedded in each body part – and the mouth’s message is to bite only that which you can chew :). Apply … Read more
In Chennai we discovered two things – Millets and the Phillips soup maker. First the soup maker – it’s the most convenient way to make soups. You just need to cut the vegetables, add water, salt and pepper, set it to creamy soup and twenty minutes later piping hot soup is ready. Here are some … Read more
On 21st we left Chennai for Hyderabad. We started by 6.50 am, struggled a bit with the bike carrier .. We could put one of the bikes easily, but the second one was a little tough because the folding bikes have a different frame. We had loaded most of the stuff the previous evening itself. … Read more
Dearest Mami, You never rested more than necessary in all your 80+ years and even as you travel to your eternal abode and become a twinkling star, I doubt if you will rest more than necessary. My first phone conversation with you was from Manipal Hospital in Bangalore … When Appa was there as a … Read more
Happy Diwali everyone .. and may the lights you lit on Diwali night continue to light up your year ahead. Did you buy new clothes ? Eat lots of sweets and burst many crackers? Maybe a few less “Lakshmi bombs” but more of the sparklers and rockets that shower sparkles of different colors. Did South … Read more
What do you see in the picture below – A bowl of fresh peas ? Well, this is dried yellow peas that have been coloured green :(. This is something eaten nearly everyday in Andhra, Telegana and TamilNadu as part of regular dishes. I bought these thinking I will use them to make pulao … Read more
