Magu Bee at World's End

A travel blog of one crazy Magu Bee traveling the globe.

This Sunday was basically the last chance I had before leaving India to spend the day downtown. 

Another afternoon out on Juhu beach with my camera, my Hindi book and my journal.



A couple of images from the lively streets playing home to Mumbai's art and handicrafts festival - Kala Ghoda.

After a sleepless night found myself at Victoria Terminus to start my journey to Nasik for Sula Wine Fest, an annual wine festival with some cool concerts.

"We are launching a project around the forthcoming Cricket World Cup in India.

We have got together 6 Captains who have won the Cricket World Cup and are using them as Role Models of the game through an Ad campaign thats going to be on TV shortly. This is the 1st time all 6 of them are coming together."

Delicious food, huge crowds, joyful atmosphere and live music. What more could one ask for?

The first puja I went to, I didn't get to see the beginning of the ceremony so can't really comment on the differences between a Punjabi and a Gujarati wedding.

The first function I went to was baraat. Traditionally the groom arrives on a horse and I was super excited to see that but unfortunately he came in a car instead. It was still fun, though!


Shaadi is the wedding ceremony that took place the next day after mehndi and sangeet

I had a blast!
The evening before the actual marriage everyone gathers to celebrate together during a function called sangeet.

I failed big time. 
Was having too much fun to be clicking away... 


Here goes my last, most chilled, day in Goa. I spent it mostly on the Palolem beach or in one of its cafes.

The first day was quite tiring, so the second one was a lot less active and  involved only one long ride south, to Palolem.


My trip started on Friday, the 7th, when I went to board an overnight Volvo sleeper bus which would take me to Goa, Mapsa to be exact. 


A nice day out on the beach today and finally some more pics to show!

Sooo... Can't believe it's only been a week! So much has been going on, crazy nights out, great people met, some work done... It's Bombay time! 


Liptovsky Hradok, referred to as the Grand Castle, is a beautifully restored XII/XVI centry castle, turned into a stylish hotel. I want you to have a look for yourselves...

Some of the nice places I got a chance to visit in the last 48 hours..

After a great first day in Vienna, Beninga and I decided to make the most of the time I had left before setting off to Bratislava. One thing I couldn't miss was their Christmas Market.


The first stop on my new travel is Vienna. A beautiful European capital which has everyone enchanted, and which I haven't visited since I was 11. 


So basically, everything's new for me here. However, the more important part than sight-seeing for me now, is spending time with Benigna (an Austrian girl I met during my year in Brussels). Finally, after so much time!