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Ever wondered what Tattoos' mean?   I have seen lovely tattoos' on some people and I am always attracted by those which have a hidden meaning. For me, tattoos have always been "Art that can be admired on others, but never on self" :-)   Reminds me of a tattoo which I saw once and it made me wonder what it meant. The story is set in Armenia. We were on a group tour from Yerevan to see the famous snow-capped Mt Ararat and the first church in the world. We met a couple, who sat beside us in the bus. They lived in York, UK. Maya was from America and John was from England. As the 4 of us were sitting in the last row of the bus, we had the most adventurous journey with the bus speeding over not-so-smooth roads over the Armenian mountains. I happened to notice a tattoo on Maya's arm, which read 'навсегда'. I tried to make sense of what it meant for a few hours and finally gave up and asked her. She said it means "frevor" in Russian. I

We did a home trip to India in May this year.  It was two weeks well spent.  Gappu liked it so  much that the night we landed and were getting ready to sleep, she started to weep.When asked what the matter was, she mentioned that she wished to spent 100 days in India. We were wondering what made her say the number 100. However, we couldn't blame her for thinking being pampered at home and playing all day, was way better than waking up at 6 am and going to school. And not to mention, the "army" style routine at home. Summer vacation was approaching and she told us that she wanted to go to India without any hesitation. Being away from mom and dad was the least of her worries. Dropped her in India and she has been having the best time of her life playing with neighbors, traveling in auto-rickshaws, bike and bus. Rain has also brought joy into her life, as she could use her favorite umbrella.  It is close to two months now and we told her to start packing to g

The Young & Vibrant city of Zagreb (CROATIA) If you want to lift your spirits sky-high, you have to come to Croatia. This is the one-liner for Croatia's tourism, after they reached the finals and won our hearts in the FIFA World Cup held this year in Russia Let me rewind back a few months, when we actually started thinking of sneaking in a  girls' trip plan, without the boys and the kids in our lives. We did not have a clue whether to be happy or nervous about it. However, we mustered up some courage and convinced our heart to go out there and explore. The first and foremost task was to identify a place that we have not been to. Cut off lovely towns in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Morocco and finalized on Dubrovnik, a coastal town in Croatia. Like all times, VFS Dubai helped to arrange a visa to Croatia through a smooth process. But this is the longest I have waited for a Schengen visa. This was because the visa application is sent to the Croatia embassy in

                                                                            Learning our native language, despite being in a foreign country, is no easy feat. Our little girl is proving us wrong by learning the alphabets, quickly and efficiently, in a short span of time. We were in awe of her when she read out words from the newspaper, in a language which was completely new to her. Apparently, we had mastered reading the language much later in life. She is currently in India staying with grandparents for the summer vacation.  Why did we decide to send her to India for the holidays? 1. She loves spending vacation with grandparents. All she needs is to be surrounded by people who shower her with love and invest their time to play and grow old with her.  2. Summer in Dubai can be too hot to go out and play in the park or ride the scooter in the neighborhood or join an "outdoor sport" summer camp. 3. As humans, we tend to appreciate each other more when we take a brea