In Takkies and T's

Why we will visit Kerala again... Life is a picture, focus on the positive, develop from the negative, if things don't pan out the way you expected it, take another shot! Usually we manage our travel and hotel bookings as well as our itineraries quite well on our own, but when we decided to visit Kerala a few years ago, we decided to book a tour package including accommodation through a tour operator based in Kerala. Our decision to do this was based on the fact that a holiday to Kerala, especially during the festive season (which is peak season for tourism) was expected to be really busy with loads of travel and as tourists in a foreign country, safety should be an important consideration. Kerala is huge! Travelling within Kerala itself involves a number of site seeing tours across the various towns and the distance between some of the towns are between 3 to 4 hours of travel by car. The scenic views while driving from town to town is a part of the culture experience one sh

Soji is one of the tastiest Indian sweet treats that I know of. I often crave for the soft, buttery and fluffy traditional "wedding soji" which as I remember when I was much younger, was often served on the same plate which one had just eaten the traditional breyani off. I also remember the stern and unapproachable look on the waiters' faces as they were tasked to serve out just one spoon of soji onto your plate.  The mere thought of asking for a second helping was almost undo-able at the sight of the waiters.  If you were indeed courageous enough to ask for a second helping of soji, it would be served to you with a frown . In my adolescent years it occurred to me that those waiters took their jobs way too seriously as they so miserly served the soji. Soji still remains the favorite sweet treat at Indian weddings and at just about any gathering of family and friends. For many years I would indulge in the delightful soji which mum used to prepare. I remember th

Hello and welcome to my blog Please join me as I write to you  ''In Takkies & T's" Here I will share with you all things (nice and sometimes not so nice) about my travel experiences, delectable foods and amazing culture experiences. I will share with you on lifestyle, whats trending, whats for dinner perhaps. I hope to leave you with inspiring thoughts, the first of which is "The day that breaks you is the day that makes You." I hope that your comments will inspire me as a blogger and I hope to inspire you.