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BombayJules: Directory

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This Directory is a quick reference guide to all of my Shopping, Eating, Sightseeing. Posts as well as the Expat Guides. A series which I am in the process of writing). Click on the links below which are in alphabetical order - the posts should open up in a new window. I will update the list every time I write a relevant post. I hope you find my Directory useful and thanks for stopping by! How to Spend 48 Hours in Mumbai. Mumbai Christmas Shopping Guide. Where to Buy Colonial Antiques in Mumbai. Harry - ...

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BombayJules: August 2013

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Thursday, 29 August 2013. The Fort Finely Chopped Food Walk. OK I am finding these food walks by Kalyan Karmaker slightly addictive. The first one in Dadar that I. We didn't eat from this street stall but I had to take a photo of the all famous Bombay Sandwich - a sandwich filled with healthy salad and then toasted. You see these red and blue bread bags everywhere in Mumbai. Please see my previous blog. So here is the story of the walk in pictures. Buttery cakes for sale in the glass cabinet outside.

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BombayJules: November 2013

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Thursday, 28 November 2013. Introducing Bartlet - Our Bombay Puppy. Last Saturday morning, after sturdying myself with a nice sneaked-through-customs-Waitrose-bacon bap, I had taken myself off to the World for All Animal Adoptathon in Bandra. Minus Mr Jules. And just to have a look you understand. I had seen lots of pictures on Facebook of cats and dogs needing homes - so just paying my 50 Rs entrance fee would do good right? As he looks today). No I'm just here to look at the animals! I was then dragged...

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BombayJules: June 2013

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Sunday, 30 June 2013. Cameras for the Dharavi Photography Club. You may remember that in my post about ' Bandra Scences Photographed by a Dharavi Kid. I made a request for people to send in their old cameras so that the Reality Gives Dharavi photography club could increase their supply of equipment to children wanting to learn the art. Suraj took this amazing photograph on my Canon Powershot on the Bandra tour. It impressed a lot of people! The children were so happy to receive these cameras, there were ...

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BombayJules: The Foundation for Mother & Child Health opens in Powai

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Thursday, 19 June 2014. The Foundation for Mother and Child Health opens in Powai. It has been ages since I mentioned the Foundation. For new readers - yes I do actually have a volunteering job - when I'm not blogging (or shopping)! The last time I talked about our work was here. One of new mothers with her daughter outside the Powai centre. Our long term ambition is that, with sufficient funding, we can open an Institute for Health and Nutrition. Where we can intensively train other NGO and hospital sta...

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BombayJules: The Raj Company (and a brush with the Mumbai Mirror!)

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Friday, 6 June 2014. The Raj Company (and a brush with the Mumbai Mirror! This is the bed I fell in love with. They erected it outside so that I could get a good look. Expect to pay over 1 lakh (£1,000/$1,500) for this type of model (this one is reproduction and an American queen size). I thought the price was very reasonable - it's all solid teak with a finely crafted rattan headboard. Then he proceeded to explain some of the services that his company provides. Which was full of specially commissioned f...

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BombayJules: October 2013

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Thursday, 31 October 2013. Did I Spot a Tiger? Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve). Since that time, I have upgraded my main camera from a small mirrorless Sony Nex-5 to a Nikon D7000 and I have been on a weekend course to learn the basics of photography. This is not really enough time to learn even a small percentage of photography technique, but it was here that my interest in wildlife photography was ignited. By our tutor - Jayanth Sharma of Toehold. There are quite a few listed on their website. Once we ha...

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BombayJules: December 2013

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Tuesday, 31 December 2013. Christmas on Lake Ashtamudi (Kollam, Kerala). View of the Raviz from our houseboat trip. We stayed at The Raviz. Awful view of Lake Ashtamudi from our room ;). Relaxation time was particularly precious to Mr Jules on this trip. So it was good that the biggest executive decision to be made would be where to while away the hours reading. Should we sit on our own rather elegant balcony? Or perhaps choose to sink into one of the many hammocks to be found in the garden? We traversed...

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BombayJules: January 2014

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Monday, 27 January 2014. Ubiquitous India : No 3 - The Hercules Bicycle. Where would everyday Indian Man be without his bicycle? Sturdy, reliable and with an eternally long life, the Hercules bicycle is as much a packhorse as it is a convenient mode of transport. The unchanging simplicity of design makes the Indian Bicycle a 'classic'. Lycra sports clothing, pedalling a bike for fun. But then you would probably be taking your life into your own hands, if you chose to cycle as a hobby in this city! The br...