The thing about going for meetings in a place like Mumbai is traffic timings can be tremendously unpredictable.

• One day – only 40 mins to reach
• The next day – similar place, it takes double!

To be on the safe side, you generally double the time it normally takes… or at a add an extra half hour.

Which can mean arriving at your destination crazy early.

For me, that provides a fabulous chance to explore for a few minutes… like pop into a local Irani restaurant for fresh brun (crusty bun), smothered in maska (butter) and dip it into hot sweet Irani chai.

Sigh… there really is nothing that compares! (more…)