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31st December 2023, the last day of the year and what a year this has been. It’s been a year full of ups and downs. It was a good year work-wise, and “almost there” on the blogging front as well. If you’ve been following my blog for some time now, …

I feel we all must thank Italy for giving Pizza to the world. The remarkable dish has reached almost every corner of the world. While the original recipe still exists, the Pizza has gotten a local makeover everywhere it has travelled. Right from the Tandoori Paneer Pizza to the Chicago …

“We eat Pizza!” – the phrase that Joey says in one of the episodes of FRIENDS resonates with so many of us. I’m a big pizza fan, whether it’s the desi pizza at Dominos or the artisanal ones I get to eat during my food explorations. So when my trip …

I spent about a week in Chicago and from whatever time I got off from the conference I spent exploring the city and the food. While I’ve already shared my experience of the Chicago River cruise and the Skydeck Chicago, the food posts are yet to be written.  Another experience …

Though I was in Chicago attending KubeCon, the explorer in me was constantly planning to utilise the breaks in between to explore the windy city. And because I had the Chicago metro’s unlimited pass, I wasn’t worried at all as to how far I had to go.  In this post, …

The first time I came across Chicago was while playing Midtown Madness – an age-old car-racing game where I drove through the lanes of the city. I vividly remember taking my Mustang and waiting under the “loop” for a train. Never did I imagine in my wildest of dreams that …

It was a summer afternoon in Noida when one of my friends visiting me asked whether I had a Delhi Metro card. Back then, I didn’t. However since then every city I visit that has a metro, I get a metro card. From Lucknow Metro to Chennai Metro, I have …

I vividly remember the first flight I took – Mumbai to Goa – in an Air Deccan, Bombardier aircraft which was a couple of decades ago. Technically it was my dad who wanted to give me the experience. Flying over the Arabian Sea and having a Samosa up there was …

This is officially my first blog post in the series that I plan to write around my first international trip to the USA a few weeks ago. For the unaware, I was in Chicago to attend a conference followed by a mini vacation in New York. And as always, I …

First are always special, whether it is the first time you tried some new food or whether it is the first time you traveled to a new place. And for someone like me who enjoys traveling and eating, nothing could be better than an international trip. Yes, you’ve been living …