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Aarti Garde
Having spent a number of years in various corporate jobs in India, working 11 hours a day 5 days a week, I became a trailing expat spouse in 2011, living first in Vietnam, then in Indonesia, and now in Peru. I spend my days dreaming, hate housework, love my hobbies, need to exercise and lose weight, love to travel, and yes, love my gadgets. Occasionally I get nostalgic pangs and yearn for the corporate life, the sense of achievement, and the security it offered. On the flip side, I've learnt new skills, new languages, started up and closed a business in Indonesia and now call myself a photographer/traveler.
The hills are alive!
Rounded off the last year with an invigorating walk through Sentul, outside Jakarta, with a few friends. The rains hadn’t […]
Another Island, Another Dive
I cannot believe it’s been a year since I went diving, but it is, and our first dive at Nusa […]
Wait… There’s More
Half a day in London on Monday was not to be let go without taking in some more sights. Big […]
A Smashing Sunday ‘Twas
Sunday promised to be as hectic as Saturday, but we found time to play ball with Pepper: Then it was the […]
A Bloody Good Start to the London Weekend
The transition from countryside to big city came about slowly on the train to London. And the moment we stepped […]
All Good Things Cometh to an End, as doth Fancy Titles Penned*
Friday morning I was torn between going back to the Cotswolds, exploring Blenheim Palace and Baddesly Clinton, all in different […]
The beauty of Cotswolds to behold, the Contents of Haggis Ne’er to be Told
Hah! That was Not how the day started**. Sunshine brightened my day and made everything beautiful. Driving in England for the first […]
Ruins and glory is history’s lot, Oh the thrill when the car was got*
It was the day to pick up the car in the afternoon, which meant that I couldn’t venture too far […]
Tread boldly in Garden Yonder as Banished is Thy Dog Poo
I had expected all of England to be well-connected by bus and train, but apparently Warwick is not on that […]
