I've moved to Battambang, Cambodia and am blogging from there now.  You can have a look at my practical guide to Cambodia's most laidback city over here https://thatbattambangblog… Read More

Time came to leave India after 7 years, it's been a fantastic home to us but the wanderlust hit in again. Lots of changes have taken place in the life of me and the man but here we are in Ba… Read More

This is my sixth Mumbai Monsoon and the heaviest and longest we've had in years.  It's reaching the end now but it's not going out with a whimper. My first Mumbai Monsoon wasn't great t… Read More

As a foreigner I find medicines are very cheap in India.  Locally produced versions of just about anything you can think of are freely available and I know lots of people who stock up o… Read More

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.  Well, not really but it was absolutely time to get rid of the awful brown and saggy sofa and replace it with something, anything, e… Read More

It was a short trip but a happy one.  We took an Air bnb in Edinburgh to be close to the visa office, good food and friends.  We even had a friend from the US came to visit with us… Read More

We took a very rare visit to the homeland this summer.  Leaving just as the monsoon broke over Mumbai and arriving in Scotland on a day so hot and still that we were able to sit comfort… Read More

The decorated truck is one of the classic sights of India.  Look closer and you'll notice that it's not just trucks that get gussied up Read More

It's been a while since I posted a picture looking down from our flat in the sky.  There's a window cleaner in this picture.The windows are cleaned twice a year, around now and then aga… Read More

It's mango season, specifically Alphonso mango season.  The flat is full of their seductive and decadent scent and I know they're not going to last long.I'd had a tantalising few chunks… Read More

The light of a nearly full moon reflecting off the sea woke me this morning at 5:30. There was not a human sound to be heard.  It felt as though Iwas the only person seeing it Read More

Throughout the year, this neighbourhood shop keeps the locale supplied with brushes, basins, bowls and buckets but it's also the go-to store for all your festival needs.  Here it's stoc… Read More

In June 2015, optimistic pigeons started laying eggs in a planter on the balcony.  It's taken five clutches of eggs, each stolen by crows, but they finally hatched a couple of chicks.Th… Read More

Travel has been severely curtailed over the last 12 months but we still managed a fantastic trip to Sri Lanka over our long summer break and a lounging time on a beach in Goa . There ha… Read More

The Man's name is "Stephen".  He's quite specific about that, not Steve, or Stevie or Stevo, it's "Stephen".  I support that, you should be called your name of choice and not have… Read More

The Man's a pianist and he likes to play the Blues.  This year he decided he would like to play the Blues even more on a guitar made from a cigar box.   So he got one, then another… Read More

I am very fortunate.  I live on the 29th floor of a tower block and balconies only start on the 29th floor.  It's  a precious piece of private outdoor space where I have a cou… Read More

I've been remiss in updating the blog this year, but, in a mad dash to make up for it, I'm trying to fill in the blanks.A most beautiful cat and sweet tempered with it.  Yet every singl… Read More

I don't go seeking the "picturesque poverty" shots.  I usually avoid them. I don't want to invade the privacy of people who have so little of it to start with.  This was an acciden… Read More

There's a lot to see in Mumbai and here's a picture of someone doing their best to see a lot of it Read More

I was taking a wander around the Fort area of Mumbai, one of my favourite spots for Gothic architecture.  I stopped off to say "hello" to the Flora Fountain.Nearby, sits the impressive… Read More

I'm spending Diwali on a beach, relaxing and enjoying the break.  I still wake ridiculously early, 5am is the norm.  I decided to spend some of this time experimenting with slow sh… Read More

Indian beaches are working beaches.You'll find fisherfolk landing catches, cows grazing or just wandering and the local dogs marking out their territory. On the more tourist developed beache… Read More

At my local pharmacy this wonderful thing has appeared.  It's a cow and calf in a perspex box.  The cow is strewn with Gods and Sages and sporting a delightful earring and the… Read More

On a quiet side street I heard music, chanting and tinkling bells and caught the aroma of incense.  Nothing unusual in India, but this time it was coming from a mobile, motorised shrine… Read More

I like markets, I like the busy buzz of them, the smells and sounds and of course, the sights.  I particularly like that I can usually wander around markets and be largely ignored becau… Read More

I was horrified to realise it was more than a year since I updated this blog.  I've not been out and about taking pictures as often as before for a variety of reasons but this weekend I… Read More

I wandered up Kala Ghoda with the express intention of taking a couple of pictures of Lion Gate, the entry to the Naval Dockyard but was shooed away by guards who, quite rightly, pointed to… Read More

We would all look much more dashing in our passport or other ID photos if we could pose like this:The "model" is Akshay Kumar, for non-Bollywood fans he's a famous actor, and probably comple… Read More

Mumbai's beaches are busy places, but there are moments of solitude to be found.Religious observances can leave a lot of debrisbut it keeps the beach cleaners busyand the pigeons are well lo… Read More

Currently appearing on the back of Mumbai buses. Hiranandani hospital has an odd idea of what a "treat" is Read More

I like holidays and travel, I like historical sites and interesting markets, I like trying new food and finding out about different ways of life.  But I also like sitting with a book an… Read More

I'm squeezing in one last holiday before work starts again and am in Kolkata visiting friends, eating and taking pictures.I'm working on trying to take pictures of people from the front, I a… Read More

I'm pretty good at sleeping on the go but I aspire to this level of sleeping skill. A member of the ground staff at Surabaya International Airport catches a quick nap and still manages… Read More

 I am not a huge fan of monkeys, thieving little primates that they are.The Husband however is enthralled by them so when around monkeys I usually snap a few pictures of them to pay him… Read More

I'm in Indonesia, one of those places I have called "home" as I spent my High School days here.  It certainly has a comfortable feel about it as so much is familiar.  I'm able to g… Read More

I'm Scottish so partial to potatoes, fried foods and anything between white bread.  I am unable to understand why the Vada Pav has not ventured into Scotland, it would become the nation… Read More

Mumbai is a crazy city and I love it.  I like the bustle and hustle and the noise and the smells, well almost all the smells.  I've got very comfortable weaving my way through the… Read More

I've posted on the big balloons before but I'm still not over them.  How many balloons are sold in a day?  Who is the Balloon Master?  Why are the ones in the packets puny spe… Read More

I'm not a car buff, I categorise cars by simple parameters; "big", "small" and their colour but I do appreciate "pretty" and I stumbled on a whole heap of pretty parked up at Kala Ghoda.&nbs&hell…Read More

Pomegranates are delicious and this season has been the best I remember.  On a visit to The Pantry off Kala Ghoda, in a little lane just to the side of Fab India I found the best pomegr… Read More