The World is my Playground

  Representative  image for Corona with fixers (made by a little girl) Since past many decades we were using this term for lot of promotional stuff  used for sports,  matches, award functions, roles, political seats, and the list is endless.. 2020 has seen a new shift, a new turn in #humanity amidst the #corona fear and #lockdown2020 ; it seems this virus is doing the repair work which was long due for our planet to breathe. Human greed had shamelessly crossed every possible limit... selfish purpose and they could exploit or use anything which comes in their path in order to achieve success. But in the BLIND rat race we forgot #nature the biggest force, that force which is fluid and we are just a part of that fluid motion.. we started taking our environment for granted, our waterbodies, atmosphere, land etc. And we could eat anything!! Crazy razing of green patches and turning them into concrete, even if we don't need space but the greed of expansion pushed us reckle...

Ahmedabad, 28th November 2018: Cake mixing ceremony, two months prior to Christmas the raisins, nuts and fruits are soaked in juices, honey and spices. This marks the beginning of the festive season full of fun and frolic...  Being a region of diversity, we as Indians get to witness this part of cultural aspect too. In Ahmedabad, apart from Santa being spotted at various hubs in the city, now since past few years Cake Mixing too has become a ritual. Many hotels follow the traditional method of soaking nuts and juices to prepare the authentic plum cake, where they call upon their guests and the ritual is a proper celebration. This season I have witnessed Cake Mixing ceremony at three places;  Lemon Tree Premier, Hyatt Regency and Fortune Landmark by ITC... all at various intervals! Traditionally the dry fruits are soaked in caramel fluid and orange juice two months prior (wine or rum are omitted as Gujarat is a dry state), and when the batter is made, another ...

Madurai, a place which I was always fascinated to go since my childhood days, but things happen only when the time is right! Staying at Taj Gateway was in my wish list, after trying to book online; no room, then trying to put up a special request too failed as the property was completely booked. Hence my plan was to spend at least a day out there as the property is spread across an expanse of 10 acres out of the 63 acres of one only green hill i.e ‘Pasumalai’ out of the other three rocky hills in Madurai. Tamil Thali as in food varieties on my plate at a go.. was an experience which I had kept pending for the last day of my ten-day solo trip!! 8 th September ‘18, after visiting two temples, headed onto Taj Gateway Pasumalai, the property is located at a hilltop, reaching out to the hotel through a completely silent road winding upwards through a green patch itself is a beginning of an invigorating experience. As soon as I got off my car, two peacocks welcomed me, givi...

Are you health conscious and still wanna Binge?? Your search ends here... Hyatt Regency recently has come up with their new menu for Italian cuisine. Chef Mauro Ferrari has been the thought leader behind the entire gastronomy. The chefs have put in all their culinary skills to serve the evolving taste buds of the current human breed who love eating out ....yet extremely health conscious. Apart from the pizzas and kinds of pasta, they have marked the menu the new especially crafted Italian delicacies have been marked with an 'H" signifying "Healthy". In continuation to let Amdavadis walk the map, experience various world cuisines that are being explored by various restaurants played around differently and created with their own signature version.  Tinello  has done the same.. the menu is quite elaborate. I opted for one of their ‘H’ signature salad. A chicken breast which is cooked at 65 degrees for four hours, th...

It is nostalgic to write this blog, as my stepping stone, the first blog was for and from this country.. Thailand. The name of the blog too was inspired by this place... Known for wrong reasons by the human race, Indians more, to be precise enough, this country is one of the most beautiful, safest, tourist friendly and light on your pocket too. ' World is my playground' followed by 'My Thai' and " under water sea bed" walk were the initial startup three blogs I had posted.. With my yearning to travel, thus on several travel portals I started my soul searching, exploration mode of another sort.. Turkey couldn't somehow manifest, then came Bali, Kashmir etc. etc.. finally instinctively I got inclined again to this place. http://triknitty.blogspot.in/2016/07/pattaya-diaries.html Travel tip : to write in, in the beginning of article itself!! The place is extremely easy to travel, you can block your rooms online, book tickets, land in, pr...

K3-Gut We always have believed in konnections, yes that does matter; be it with people, food or culture. So this man with roots in Gujarat has his heart embedded in Kolkata.. and ofcourse tremendous love for food made him put all his soul fire to bring this gastronomy to Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Crafted Green entry zone, cozy and comfortable!! Nearing 365 days of it's completion, his love has been well received in the city, that too in a very short span of time, Kolkata Konnections has build  fan following and sufficient recognition. So with a tete -a- tete with the man behind the brand, Samir Patel, I checked on the key ingredients which he has used to build this brand... Samir Patel Samir Patel a.k.a Sam, as addressed by his friends, has a childhood which belongs to Kolkata so his taste buds are very much rooted there. Childhood memories have the deepest psychological impressions which stay forever.. the yearning for taste gave him his Eureka moment ...