What an absolutely beautiful polished jewel of a home! I can smell the cigars, hear the fire crackling as I explore this stunning multi-storied building on the Paseig de Gracias.I don’t have to imagine the lace curtains and the fine china.Bevelled windows, stained glass polished like jewels. The winter sun shines through casting doppels in mosaic tile corridors, each step drawing me further into a labyrinth of more design.
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Sweet Paris with Patissier Cedric Grolet
Cedric Grolet, Pattisier and an unforgettable experience at his cafe in Paris, l’Opera.
Pondicherry revisited
Six months after my last visit, I wake up one morning and decide I want, no, need, to be back at the Hermit Crab. I want to see those lovely people I met last time, and just spend a quiet weekend in contemplation. To just escape the city. Feel the sea breeze and taste the salty air. I have to go.
The Viennese Cafe
My week in Vienna is spent in never-ending delight. My beloved friend Dani Wadia showed me her city as we walked endlessly among old buildings, royal palaces, cobbled pedestrian streets, and by the blue Danube. Really, Vienna would have been boring and different without this amazing woman, with her penchant for the offbeat, the quirky and the utterly enchanting……There! I have added epic cafes to my list of gardens, bookstores and libraries to skulk around when abroad. ……Try the offbeat when you are in Vienna.
Vienna, immer schoen!
Vienna has long been on my wishlist, but discovering it with my Vienna friend made it magical. Vienna is quirky, special and offbeat too! I did some really fun things and had the most wonderful time.
Still not Pondicherry (2)
Part 2 of “its NOT Pondicherry!”
An offbeat guide to this little French colonial- Tamilian gem of a place in South India….foodies guide to Pondi!
Not Pondicherry
And now I am here, in unexpected Pondicherry, to rediscover who I truly am.
Hola, Barcelona!! #tbt 2019
Winter in Barcelona is made of magic and all things delicious! December 2019 We were very lucky to spend over a week in Barcelona, Spain, on a film shoot. It was an epic trip, despite the cold because obody knew it would be the last foreign travel in a while, as we hurtled into 2020,…
Best Banana bread recipe ever
best banana bread recipe
Of Caffe, coffee and cafe
What can be more hedonistic than lounging in a historic Roman cafe sipping an affogato?
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