Category Archives: Tourism

Remember that I was all jealous when E. went on an ill-fated scooter ride but got to see cute monkeys? A few days ago, we went to Nandi Hills with a couple of friends and their amazing dog.  I expected … Continue reading →

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

Another trip to France, another funeral. My grandmother passed away while I was there. I avoided some of the scorching heat of May by going back home for business. Summers here are hot as hell. There, I said it: hot … Continue reading →

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

Dubai is the opposite of India. Dubai is clean. Dubai is rich. Oh, so rich.  A 800 Series BMW is a taxi, a poor man’s car.  A Lamborghini starts to show your true rank.  You drive a Porsche?  I am … Continue reading →

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

The vinaigrette experiment

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo

For my birthday this year, I decided to treat myself to a rejuvenation session. The next decade is fast approaching and it’s time to, as Cher sings, turn back ti-i-i-me. Our driver had hinted several times at an ayurvedic spa … Continue reading →

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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

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

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

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

A few days in Chennai, in a magnificent hotel, with an old friend from my days in Savannah was a nice way to almost end 2013.  We were back in Bangalore for New Year’s Eve.  True to ourselves, we didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

Two Americans spotted at the Bannerghatta National Park

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Kitty Vindaloo

“Dear Diary, today we went to Bannerghatta National Park.  We saw some tigers, elephants, crocodiles and two Americans.  It was great.  We have pictures of all of them.  The Americans even smiled for the camera.”  No kidding, this is probably … Continue reading →

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