Georgia used to be a major supplier of wine to USSR. Well, they still have great wine. And quite inexpensive as well, if bought from supermarkets. Teliani Valley was a brand we tried, and both white wine and red were pretty nice, and easy to have for wine novices like myself. There was Saperavi which …
I have been a patron of Chili’s since their first restaurant on (now Old) Airport Road, next to Kemp Fort. Chili’s brought tex mex to India when international food was just becoming popular. And they have stayed ever since. They were known for great cocktails, margarita happy hours and wings. Most of these have been …
It’s always a wonderful feeling to go to a unique kind of place, which lives up to all its expectations. November saw two visits to Windmills in the far away Whitefield. It’s on the top of what looks to be a software company building, near ITPL. The building seems like it’s under construction, but once …
Contrary to what many people think, Istanbul is not the capital of Turkey. Ankara located in the Anatolia district is a recent capital, compared to Istanbul, which was the center of all activities, attractions and invasions up until Atatürk, the first president started bringing in his reforms. I recall a Turkish friend of mine explaining …
My first trip to Tel Aviv was in 2012, February. I flew from Bangalore to Mumbai, then Turkish Airlines to Tel Aviv via Istanbul. A long layover in Istanbul, a short interview there by the security personnel was all it took for me to land up in Israel. A gorgeous city, I stayed at Habarzel …
I just got back from a 2 week trip. It started with me going to Georgia for a week. No, not Georgia in the US, but the country Georgia which was formerly a part of USSR. My trip took me via Doha -> Baku and finally landed in Tbilisi. I hadn’t heard of Baku before, …
This post may be a few years late. But its best to start at the beginning, I say! My first travel was a short stint in August 2010 to Turkey. I was going to be in Istanbul for 5 days, a country where English is spoken less than minimal, and a culture that I was …
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