Taken to the cleaners in Mumbai
It’s not often that you’d regard a washing line full of drying sheets as a tourist attraction but in Mumbai it offers a fascinating and illuminating insight into the infrastructure that makes India tick. Notwithstanding the fact that many of the crisp white sheets you’ll curl into within your plush hotel accommodation whilst in Mumbai (or any other Indian city for that matter) are pristine, the chances are they’ve come from the...
A passage through India
Our guest review from Stuart Tizzard gives a ‘first timers’ perspective on his journey through India! We ‘d been thinking about going to India for years, but to be honest, were just not brave enough. Tessa, my wife, was always more keen than me but I’d always managed to offer good alternatives to deflect her! The matter was decided at the end of a particularly heavy dinner party, when we decided and I agreed ,...
Marketing in Mumbai
Marketing in Mumbai – colourful commodities on every street corner. As a luxury traveller in Mumbai you’ll love the colour and variety of sights, sounds and tastes – not realising, or stopping to consider perhaps, that most of the raw materials for these have been sourced in the hectic backstreets, docks and markets of this frenetic city. Delve a little deeper behind the glittering façade of Mumbai and you’ll discover a...
A Boutique Abode in Mumbai
Our son, Olly, samples a boutique break in Mumbai. My business trip to Mumbai last week didn’t warrant my parent’s preferred resting place of the Taj Palace – my budget being smaller but my tastes very similar! I had two main criteria for a hotel. It needed to be in Colaba and I wanted it to be comfortable. Mum recommended Abode Boutique after someone she knew had stayed at the hotel and returned with glowing...
Taj-ness Tested
Taj-ness Tested – size doesn’t matter We’ve been fortunate enough to stay in a number of magnificent hotels around the world – from the small and intimate to the gargantuan. When all is said and done, in our opinion, size doesn’t matter, nor do the extensive range of facilities (as many have similar offerings) and to some extent nor does the location – although we do tend to choose location first. However, what does matter for...
Slumming it in Mumbai
Slum it in Mumbai and reveal a whole new world Suggest to someone that part of their luxury travels should include a visit to the slums and one might expect a short reply. As luxury travellers enjoying the finer fruits of this world, it’s easy to ignore the cogs that grind in the background that make it all happen. This is never more apparent than in India and in particular, Mumbai; where the mechanics of day to day life are very near...
