Mumbai: Marine Drive, Ghandi and More Morning Walk to Marine DriveWeather: sunny, 27C . I woke to the sound of a crowd cheering in front of our hotel. It’s a marathon. I assume they begin early due to the heat.The horn blowing of vehicles in Mumbai is always present. I find this taxi’s sign rather ironic.There is a Sunday morning feel in the air. John and I walk through residential …
Walking through MumbaiToday we are walking the city. I was expecting Mumbai and it’s traffic to be much more chaotic. Don’t get me wrong, crossing the street is still a bit scary but it’s no where as bad as in other big Asian cities like Bangkok or Ho Chi Minh City.The architecture is simply gorgeous; British colonial, Victorian with touches of exotic.We check out the Maidan Oval, a long …
Hello Mumbai and Elephanta Island Flight to MumbaiIndia- we’ve wanted to go for ages and now we are sitting in an Air Canada Boeing 777-200LR plane, awaiting departure in Toronto for our 15 hour direct flight to Mumbai.The flight is full and a screaming toddler is sitting a few rows back. If he doesnt sleep, this fifteen hour flight will seem like thirty.I’m tired. The last couple of weeks were …
I slept through most of our Copa Airlines flight between Montevideo and Panama City. I was awake when we made an unscheduled stop in Cali, Columbia due to needing more fuel because of heavy headwinds. Then we finished our flight to Panama City arriving an hour late at 8:00am. We put our carry-on bags in luggage storage and hired a friendly cab driver to take us touring for the …
