Author Archives: Kitty Vindaloo

We live off the tourists’ beaten path.  Nobody who’s traveled to India for fun comes back saying: “I went to Bangalore, man, that was so rad…”  Ok, I may be using some old hippy stereotype here, and I don’t think … Continue reading →

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

One of the good things about India is that when you run out of things to blog about, poof, something new and adventurous happens.  As you can guess, we had to go to the hospital this afternoon.  In a battle … Continue reading →

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

I still snoop from hotel windows, and I am not about to stop.  I love watching life in India, everything seems to happen outside, in the open, for everyone to see.  These are my observations from our room in Hyderabad … Continue reading →

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

Three weeks ago in Mumbai, we had seen a lot of men and young boys digging through mud on the beach, looking for something I thought were crabs and fish (previous post). Good news: we found the crabs, though they … Continue reading →

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

We need a maid.  I know I sound like a snob when I say that but there are many reasons why we need a maid. Everybody has one.  Or two.  And a cook.  And a nanny.  And a gardener.  And … Continue reading →

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

A lot of my life here is spent watching people.  Sometimes I am simply walking to stores around our house, sometimes riding on the back of the Vespa, and if I follow E. on business trips, often from the hotel … Continue reading →

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

I have devised a system where I nestle the camera between E. and me while riding the scooter into the villages, so I can press the shutter, wave and smile, and not fall of the machine, all of that simultaneously.  … Continue reading →

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 4 Comments

We were in Mumbai for a few days and became full tourists again, as opposed to our regular status of “expats” in Bangalore. Mumbai is more cosmopolitan than Bangalore, has more Ambassador cars, more beggars, more disciplined drivers, more visible … Continue reading →

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 5 Comments

It takes a lot of patience and “in your head cursing” to survive India. The dryer got fixed on Tuesday.  It took them several days to find time to come to our house, but they finally did.  Twice.  A first … Continue reading →

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

It’s a bit of an exaggeration, but I have been taken hostage by the Indian customer service industry. I am waiting for the dryer repair guy.  It’s the fourth time I am waiting for this exact guy.  He was supposed … Continue reading →

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment