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Yes, for one Saturday we went to Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra. Trying saying that three times fast. Mahabaleshwar (from this point forward will refer to it as Maha), is a small village located in the mountain range between Pune and the western coast where Mumbai is. The village boasts boutique hotels, even some brand name hotels (thereContinue reading “Mahabaleshwar Saturday”

It was a Wednesday and I got a WhatsApp invitation from our Pune Expats Group to attend a group gathering at the horse race track that following Sunday. Now one thing I have learned in India is don’t expect too much notice about anything. If there is a party on Friday, you are lucky ifContinue reading “Another Day at the Track”

Kid’s Birthday Parties in India are nowhere close to what we do in the US in terms of celebration. I remember growing up my birthday consisted of family dinner the night of usually at some Italian restaurant and then when I was a kid we would usually have an afternoon BBQ at home with friendsContinue reading “Kid’s Birthday Parties”

First I will just start by assuring everyone reading that I am ok. It has been two weeks since my hospital experience and I have fully recovered. Things can be really scary when you are very sick in a foreign country and you don’t quite know how to navigate the medical system. But when youContinue reading “Hospital Adventure in India!”

The first time i heard about Kopi Luwak coffee was from the movie Bucket List with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. In the movie Nicholson’s character loves the coffee but mostly because its so expensive and rare. Freeman’s character then informs him that the coffee beans are produced from animal feces which of course turnsContinue reading “Cat Crap Coffee”