Ding dong! Door opens with “No water until 6pm today, tomorrow and…?”

Welcome to the world of bucket baths, no water during the day and insufficient in mornings and evenings for normal daily use.

When my partner and I left for Canada and the UK in June, monsoon was just kicking off. We had hopes our time away would coincide with the worst of the torrential rains. Let’s face it – monsoon in Mumbai can be marvellous at first and then maddening as it carries on. (more…)