Author: radsonfire

There's a whole world out there to share! My passions are: words, books, travel, food, people, art, design and pets. I am 50, fearless and opinionated! Share my wild, whacky take on life, sometimes wise, sometimes wonderful and sometimes contemplative. Always personal. Always smiling.

Flora

I am sharing some more photos of me in love with the most gorgeous tulips at the tulip fields in Sassenheim, Netherlands.

The Last Crumb, Amsterdam

a charming bakery for high tea and coffee in the middle of Amsterdam is a must visit every time I go there.

Panchi

Panchgani and Mahablaeshwar, colonial hill-stations of yore, never fail to delight and fill my belly. A must visit if you are this side of the world, especially in beautiful Winter.
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Ghosts of My Bombay

In the Bombay of my dreams I meander once more through my Colaba, Lanes leaden with leafy trees adorn sidewalks Bordering quaint homes, art deco stunning, oldworld charming Some have gardens bougainville and flowers, I peer into windows fascinated by Life, peeping inside to glimpse families behind heavy wood and glass doors Chandeliers gleam Pots…

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The New York Cafe, Budapest

May 2022 It’s almost unreal to walk into the New York Cafe, mostly because it’s the most unexpected place to find in Budapest. Iron Curtain severity co-mingles uneasily with pre-war splendour, as ornate palaces tower over retro box-car trams trundling across Soviet bridges made of iron. Everywhere the old and the older stand with the…

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Mapusa Market

A sunny Friday spent at my most favourite market in the world: Mapusa Market in Goa! Old Goenche aunties, black jaggery and chorice, bread and chillies…..I never want to leave…..

Chandor – an era vanquished

A monsoon afternoon spent soaking in the atmosphere and beauty of one of South Goa’s most beautiful Portuguese mansions, the Menezes Braganza home in Chandor.