Suman recently celebrated her birthday, so I baked a pumpkin cake from Martha Stewart’s recipe (http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/pumpkin-cake-with-brown-butter-icing) After spending a whole […]
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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.Ah! Hoi An!
With the humidity reaching peak levels in Hanoi, it was almost a relief to head to Danang/ Hoi An for […]
That’s finally out of my system!
I thought I would finish the Van Gogh’s World puzzle by the middle of April, but the sunflowers made me […]
Nella preparazione
Some Italians are gonna bash me up for my botched up attempts in translation, but we’re getting all geared up! […]
Flour Power Club update
This month we made Biscotti! (Flour Power Club is the online baking club I joined some months back.)
When in Rome . . .
. . . I want to live as the Romans do. So we decided to skip the usual hotels in […]
La Mia Vacanza in Italia (figure it out!)
I’ve been dreaming of a trip to Italy for a couple of years now. Bought the Lonely Planet Italy in […]
Victory Day
Yesterday was Victory Day in Vietnam, which meant, holiday for Souvik. Fairly uneventful, routine day. After dinner, we heard some […]
Cambodian Curry
Last night I cooked this favourite Cambodian-style vegetable stew. Earlier this year, we visited Angkor Wat and Siem Reap, and […]
Our adventures in Da Lat
Dalat is this tiny pretty hilly town in South Vietnam, and reminds me a little of Panchgani. We were there […]