It’s a happy event to be traveling within Indonesia, after a dry spell in the summer. With Anshu visiting, and […]
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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 Pumpkin Chronicles #5: Pumpkin & Chickpea Fritters
That pumpkin in going into everything, so why not some tikkis too? Inspired by a recipe online, I mixed pumpkin […]

The Pumpkin Chronicles #4: Bhoplyacha cake with tup-sakhar icing*
I’ve made this pumpkin cake (*recipe by Martha Stewart: Pumpkin cake with brown butter icing) enough of times that Souvik […]

Up and down the River
After a very long time, probably the first time this year, we travelled to a new place in Indonesia. We […]

The Pumpkin Chronicles #3: Kaddu ki Roti
Indian recipes for cooking pumpkin (kaddu = pumpkin) are better than anything else I’ve seen on the internet! Last night […]

The Pumpkin Chronicles #2: Spicy Red Patio
Don’t ask my why this dish is called patio. Whatever the reason, if you like spicy, this one is addictive! […]

The Pumpkin Chronicles #1: Spicy Soup
Driving to Tangkuban Perahu near Bandung, you can’t miss these fresh vegetable and fruit stalls. Therefore, stopping on the way […]

Humayun’s Tomb
One of the wonderful aspects of Delhi is that old and new structures all stand together, and sometimes, when you […]

Orchha, the Jewel of Bundelkhand
What’s an India holiday without catching up with at least half a dozen remarkable heritage structures, and a lot of […]

Home in the heartland
It’s been a while since I got back from a very exciting India trip, full of family time, a slow […]