When it rains, it pours in Amchi Mumbai and when it pours, it rains jokes and forwards on Whatsapp! And one of my favourite ones this monsoon is, when it rains the Mumbaikar will call his boss to say he can’t make it to the office but will instead head […]
There are many who don’t know that the Lord Jagannath of the Jagannath Yatra fame is actually a form of Krishna. And that he is flanked by his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. So essentially it’s a celebration of the siblings going for a nice chariot round to his birthplace […]
France, Switzerland and Austria. Out of the delectable European buffet spread on the atlas, I picked these three. Whether it’s food or landscape nothing came close to it and these were the only points on my agenda, along with just drifting along at a ‘ …merrily, merrily, merrily, life is […]
It’s nothing like you’ve seen before. It’s one of the most spectacular shows by nature. Consider yourself lucky if you’ve seen. For those who have not. Here’s what it’s all about. The great migration is to put in a nutshell, the simple act of migration by wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles […]
I went to Ladakh reluctantly. I returned reluctantly. That in a nutshell sums up my pre and post Ladakh experience. If you think, mountains are mountains and you’ve seen one, you’ve seen it all. Go to Ladakh. If you think deserts are arid and greenery can only be in the […]
Father – A son’s first hero. A daughter’s first love. Unarguably, a mother’s love, sacrifices, selflessness and other virtues have been extolled far more than a father’s. Be it literature, movies, songs or folklore, it’s always the mother who features largely in all of them, deservingly of course. But the […]
So much like us, yet so different. So much like our country, yet there is a difference. So much like our food, only if you are a south Indian! Our Sri Lankan holiday was much as expected and yet it surpassed all our expectations.It’s certainly greener to start with. We […]
The Best Places in India to Spend the Monsoon Petrichor [pɛtrɪˌkɔː] n The earthy, pleasant scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. As June approaches and the dark clouds loom, the air hangs heavy with petrichor. The smell of the first rain, that intoxicating smell that takes us back […]
Air travel is a luxury as time is precious. With the popularity of social media, and most of us being dependent on it, not just for entertainment but also for business networking and official messages, the journey seems an unending and monotonous one, as there is no internet connectivity allowed, […]
Dubai is a melting pot of cultures, the cradle of everything luxurious consisting of lavish hotels, glitzy malls and hustling bustling streets with luxurious cars on the streets.The city’s colourful melange of opulence attracts vacation seekers from every corner of the world. With so much to see in Dubai, the […]
Head to the hills. It’s time to chill and seek some thrills! If you’re someone looking for options to escape the city’s hustle-bustle and the scorching heat wave, then we, at Akbar have got you covered! With summer setting in, planning a vacay to the hills is definitely on everyone’s […]
What To Do When Your Airlines Overbook? When we have a flight to catch, most of us get paranoid on factors like packing our things up, switching off the lights and checking if doors are locked before leaving, traffic jams and security checks. But what we hardly come to terms […]
