Café Coffee: Why you shouldn’t say ‘chai tea’
Chai means tea in several languages. Its origin appears to be mandarin although that’s irrelevant for the point I want to make: To say or order a Tea Chai, as I just realized people in Monterrey do, is redundant. #sundaythoughts Don’t miss my other articles on my living and working experience in India.
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest 2016, this was actually the third time I attended this event. If there is anything I can say about it is that you’ll get surprised how it can be a new adventure every time. The first time I went I was living in Milan doing my MBA. We organized with a few friends […]
Sicily west coast roadtrip landing in Palermo
I lived in Italy for four years, surely one of the most emblematic regions is Sicily, where I have a very good friend living in the south. However the last time I went we met in Palermo in order to make a roadtrip down to Ispica. This is a short story of our tour with […]
Infrastructure & Innovation
Living in India is just an adventure, everyday is literally a winding road. Today’s image is about a very particular telephone pole: To build, just stick a bamboo on the ground: And voilà: That’s called innovation! Don’t miss my other articles on my living and working experience in India.
Security Checks in India
As per historic terrorists events in India security has increased over the years. Measures have brought though , if figures are real, positive results. However for an average western it could still be a bit shocking to see security checks in normal day to day activities, like when you go… To the supermarket To the […]
Weekend getaway in Alibag: A great escape from Mumbai
Mumbai is the largest agglomeration in India and one of the Top Ten most populous city in the world. Alibag is a great escape plan for a weekend. Traffic, noise, chaos and pollution are enough to justify a get away weekend for Mumbaikars. This weekend was the turn for Alibag, which is 90km away from Mumbai. […]
Basic Needs and Common Sense
Long story short, I’m in India… and what I like the most of being here is the fact that it makes you constantly remember that there ain’t needs such as basic ones, nor sense such as common. The simple things that you take for granted can become the most complicated ones. Short story long… a couple of weeks […]
Postcards from Mumbai: My return to India
Back in 2015, I quit my job in Madrid because I needed a break and some time to think. Luckily I have good friends and business connections in India from my time living in Bangalore, for which I decided to move there for a few months while working on a project related to my sector. […]