A cultural landmark comprising prosperous historic monuments, iconic ancient temples and traditions, rich art and craft centres and scenic sun-kissed sandy beaches, Chennai is a magnificent city nesting vibrant hues of emotions.  Whilst the majority of Indians have a very stereotypical opinion about Chennai being conservative and backward like very much projected in the Bollywood hit movie“Chennai Express”, Chennai is in fact traditional yet modern.  Nikita Chawla gives 20 reasons you should visit Chennai at least once in your lifetime! Namma Makkal (Our People) When in Chennai, you’d definitely find Chennaites very welcoming! Our warmth and concern is totally going to woo you. Apart from, off course Tamils, Chennai is…

Don’t let a happy date be ruined by your food choices! Here is a list of things you must absolutely avoid ordering and eating on your first date. It is that perfect moment that you have so often dreamed of. The champagne, the moonlight, the glitter in her eyes and that piece of chicken stuck between your teeth, eeek! Often our perfect moments in life have been overruled by our culinary choices and keeping these simple things in mind can keep our dates more than perfect. Exhibit A– food between the lines. Avoid having dark foods or food that has dark elements such as black olives as the remainder might decide…

  Visited Rajasthan and loved its deep embedded royalty? Still haven’t recovered from that refreshing trip to Kerala backwaters? The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. A hobby for some, a passion for some, travel is also a perfect opportunity to decorate homes for the experimental ones at heart. And if you’re one of those travellers who often leave your heart in the cities you travel to, let the sights of your favourite travel destinations come to life right up to your living rooms, bed rooms and kitchen tables with these travel inspired décor ideas! Sonam Gupta, Design Head, Tangerine,shares some fabulous ideas: …

  Planning your next vacation? Let the stars guide you! Explore your travel destinations as per your zodiac. Jai Madaan, famous astrologer and Vastu Expert, tell us what kind of holiday spots are best suited for different signs.   ARIES (MARCH 21 – APRIL 19) You’re full of energy. You like exploration and doing strange things, so sky-diving, rock-climbing, or going on a cool river cruise are all good for you. Put on your headphones and start some action-adventure music. Make a special effort to meet new and interesting people — and don’t be amazed if they make an extraordinary effort to meet you! TAURUS (APRIL 20 – MAY 20) You are relaxed and…

You don’t need your entire makeup kit to stay gorgeous on your holiday or business trip. In a guest post, Anupriya Jolly Chugh, co-founder, All About Women, lists 7 essential things you need in your beauty kit while travelling. If you love travel and your beauty products equally, packing woes are inevitable. Packing them all is extra baggage while leaving them out hurts your beauty regime. As a product junkie, I have several anecdotes of packing in all the expensive creams and serums in glass bottles and then “crying over the spilt creams” (not literally of course!). More than that, my baby has changed my packing style completely. I now…

Costa Coffee, a name synonymous with quality brew, quality time and quality conversation, has added another feather in its cap with the launch of its brand new coffee in India, the Flat White. The Flat White which is an international best seller isn’t just an addition in the colourful coffee menu, but is rather a step further in the outstanding experience that Costa Coffee has always striven to achieve. BlueSkyDreamers had the opportunity to interview with Mr. Ashish Chanana, COO, Costa Coffee. Mr Chanana mentioned the potential he saw in the Flat White and also the amount of effort it took to train the Baristas to create this blend. He was proud…

The third couple in our ‘For the Love of Travel’ series is most probably taking a quick weekend trip somewhere in Karnataka right now. Frequent travellers Durba and Rudresh HN have amusing tales from their short and long holiday trips so far. Read their story and get inspired! BSD: Tell us briefly abut you two…How did you meet, What do you do, et al  I am a journalist and my spouse, Rudresh is a software professional. We had no obvious reason to meet. But as destiny would have it, I moved to Bangalore for a job, made very good friends at workplace, and one of my friends had a pen pal (Rudresh)…