If you are interested to know more about Mumbai, India, you can always read the books from Roberts. Or start by watching some of his TV interviews.
Holi 2013
Last year we were in Mumbai during Holi. It is a festival I love and hate. I love the colors, the happiness, the concept. And it is one of the most photogenic events that I know. I hate the dangers and inconveniences of the color powder and colored water. With a sensitive skin like mine, I […]
Curly Traveller on Instagram
The last two things that kept me busy last winter in Holland were Instagram and Paper53. A bit over half a year ago, I became active as Curly Traveller on Instagram. Although the original thought of Instagram is to post pics, taken with your smartphone, I post pictures, taken with my photo camera. Main […]
Animals in Mumbai, part 2
As I wrote in my first post about animals in this big city: they are everywhere. Cows, bulls, sheep, goats, roosters, dogs and cats….and in some of the lakes even (sweet water) crocs. At first I could not figure out how the relationship was between the Mumbaikars and the animals. Do they see or […]
Some more of Mumbai’s colorful residents
More pictures of people I saw while strolling through town. On most of these pics I did some post-processing. To emphasize certain persons in a picture or to highlight certain colors, I took out colors from the rest of the picture, or I blurred the background. I did not add any colors. I do […]
Earning a living in Mumbai, 3
This is my third post about earning a living in Mumbai. The city is bustling with making money and businesses, often very small. Sometimes just selling three potatoes and a cucumber along the side of the road. Here are again some more examples of what I encountered while strolling through town or cruising it […]
Hanging Gardens and Tower of Silence, Mumbai
Amidst of the urban jungle that Mumbai is, there are green spots, like the Hanging Gardens. In fact it is not much more then a nice park with flowers and benches. As with all green places in Mumbai it is a favorite place for the locals to go for family pick nick’s, strolls and romantic […]
Banganga Tank in Mumbai
One of the places in Mumbai that I found very interesting to explore was Banganga Tank, a freshwater pond next to the sea with an ancient history. In the middle of the water is a tall, wooden pole that is symbolic of the centre of the earth that Lord Rama’s arrow has pierced, according […]
Tango in Mumbai
Wherever I go in the world, I check out before I travel if there is any Argentine Tango there and if so: who, what, when and where. The internet and especially FaceBook is great for that. Due to this, I already had some contacts and two scheduled tango-DJ-gigs before I even arrived in Mumbai, […]
Transportation in Mumbai
There is all sorts of transportation in Mumbai. Traffic is crazy and during rush hours you can be in a traffic jam for ages. There are e.g. the goods carriers aka trucks. Often very festively decorated. During the night our street is lined with these trucks while their drivers sleep on top of it. […]