Travelstuff (30 entries)
It’s back to new term school time with the typical check list: wrap new books, organise stationary, bag and bottle. A good water bottle is such a blessing and I only realized the true value of a good quality design after experiencing leaks all over the bag in spite of the bottle looking quite snazzy. [...]
For this one, lay your hands on a fresh uncut loaf of white bread. Get a sharp long knife or a baker with one. Get the loaf cut into long horizontal slices instead of the regular vertical small ones. Take one slice and evenly spread butter on it.
Editor’s Note: Two MKB moms tried out the Sipahh and have slightly different takes on it. Read Priya’s review here. Well, it’s that time in our life for that dreaded W word. Wean from the bottle! Argh! Even thinking about it sends chills down my spine and my instant reaction is to escape, procrastinate, postpone – [...]
Editor’s Note: Two MKB moms tried out the Sipahh and have slightly different takes on it. Read Priyanka’s review here. Sipahh is a flavoured straw and what a cool idea it is. A friend recently drew my attention to this small packet in the grocery store and we picked up the strawberry and cookie & [...]
If you have ever moaned about your kids growing up in Mumbai with a complete disconnect to nature, welcome to the club! Help seems here though as we recently discovered while camping at the Big Red Tent, a two-hour drive out of Mumbai.
Watching all those exclusive channels dedicated to traveling and the world becoming much smaller for the aspiring traveler, travel is always on my mind. Traveling with a kid for the first time was daunting(you should have seen my luggage) but as the years have gone by, I realize, with experience and better planning it is [...]
Continue reading about Up, Up and Away- Travails of Traveling with Kids
New mama on the go If you, post baby want to be out and about and would rather not depend on ayah, husband, mother, friend to move around town, then you have to get yourself a good car seat. Even if you have a chauffeur, a good car seat is essential. We knew our baby [...]
Travel companion Volumes of information can be found about babies’ eating habits, feeding aids, weaning foods, recipes that will have them begging for more (yeah right!)… you get the picture. We found that the single most important meal time tool was the high chair. A recurring nightmare that pushed us in the direction of the [...]
Choo-Choo Train I sometimes wonder at how things change. The first time I flew I was five years old, the first time my daughter flew she was just one. I spent most of my vacation time on trains and loved it, she spends as much time in airports and hates it. The only time she [...]
Continue reading about Retro outing: National Railway Museum, Delhi+NCR
Fun and portable activities for kids. How many restaurants have you sat in and regretted bringing the kids?Sometimes, there’s just no choice. I have come up with several innovations to keep them occupied until the food arrives. I have done the ball point pen and back of an old bill combo and I have asked [...]




