Petals!

I know I haven't been blogging as often as I wanted to at the start of this year but so many things are happening in my life, like travel. For a working mom like me, the last time I traveled with my family.....is like ages ago. I do travel but mostly on my own and given the kind of school and work schedules that we have to balance out, it usually doesn't happen that we take a break for summer holidays as a family. Let me confess that it's pretty rare, which is why 2018 has been amazing for me. I got to travel with my family....yay! Okay, so back to earth with a big bang, shall we?   First, we headed to Gangtok, in Sikkim, via Siliguri in West Bengal. We had a fabulous time. My love for travel got a real boost, just as it used to in my childhood days, when my parents used to take us to different places during our summer vacations.   For me, the joys of travel have nothing to do with seeing new places, as it does with the fun-filled conversations w...

Dubai holiday was one of my most memorable trips with my toddler, Adi!                                           [Image by Abhijith Mohandas on Unsplash] Bringing you some more Dubai pics. In this pic below, you will find Jyotiraditya gearing up to raid the Disney toy store. Do you see the enthusiasm with which he's all set? Levels of enthusiasm tend to dip when its time for Adi to eat....hmm! Unless its french fries, fried chicken or sausage. Adi liked the French toast. Adi loved the desert safari like anything as you can see below. When Adi insisted on doing this, I was really frightened that he'd get hurt. I kept telling him not to do this but he was insisting and well, the rest - you can see it for yourself. I was so frightened the bird would claw at him or something. They looked at peace with each other, thank God. What has been your most memorable family holi...

Back in Dubai! When I was born, my father said, "This is my dream girl." The best part about my childhood was in knowing that.                                 [Image: Ling Tang On Unsplash.com]  Is Dubai so expensive? This is a frequently asked question. When we were travelling to Dubai in the 80s, it was quite expensive. My dad used to travel a lot and always took us with him. While most people dream of visiting the top league touristy destinations, my dad looked for any place that caught his curiosity. Having began his medical career in Iran, he was always drawn to the Middle East. If there was any place where he couldn't take us to, he would ask what we wanted and even when he didn't have enough money, he'd get it for me and my sister. We looked forward to those trips more because it meant we got lots of stuff as gifts from him!!! A doctor by profession, there was no real scope for Dad to travel a l...