Warm gingerbread with pears and honey, steaming tea casting a spell or two...
Spoon till noon!
Ahem...when you get time, take a tour.
From pearly skies at dawn to the sparkling lights of the night-time cityscape, Karjat on the outskirts of Mumbai scores fantastically on the location front. The hilly hamlet with its profusion of greens is mesmerising and intoxicating and having a face-off with your wild side seems like the most natural thing to do... Sit under the waterfall at midnight and watch a swarm of fireflies do a ballet or just go skinny-dipping in the lake in torch light.
Karjat is merely a two-hour drive from from Mumbai (Central).
Fuss Factor: The Dirty Getaway
Hit the freeway early on a Friday afternoon to beat the traffic.
Stop by the supermarket to stock the picnic hamper.
Check into the motel.
Start things off with a naughty board game: strip scrabble, pants off twister...
Make each other sandwiches, build each other bites.
Steam the windows!
THE DIRTY MENU
Raid the fridge, stop by the supermarket and pack for the ultimate indoor picnic.
A crunchy baguette/whole wheat bread, your favourite cheese slices, a fresh roast chicken and a handful of cheeky little odds and sods is all you need.
Tear a chunk of bread/take two slices, spread some pickles, add slices of cheese and some sauce, wedges of avocado and juicy strips of roast chicken...a sexy sandwich built to feast on...
Some olives and cheeses
A bottle of Merlot
A block of good chocolate and a bag of crisp, firm apples (they are, after all, the fruit of seduction)...
You might not have to leave the room all weekend!
THE RIGHT MOOD
Sight: Raindrops on the windows, filtered through the venetian blinds!
Sound: Water gurgling and random tunes playing in the background (check playlist down below)
Smell: Salt air, motel soap cakes and wine on each other's breath
Touch: Naked flesh against cheap sheets
Taste: Fresh, crisp apples in the dim lit afterglow
THE SHOPPING BAG
Food: fresh baguettes/whole wheat bread slices; roast chicken; avocado; pickles; a stick of butter/cheese slices;
olives and hors d'oeuvre what nots; fresh fruit; fruit juice; wine/champagne/whiskey/good chocolate
Goods: bottle opener; napkins; a knife, fork and spoon; glasses; plates; blanket; iPod music and speakers; scrabble board
Now get a foot in the door:
This is your chance to show yourself as spontaneous, carefree and whimsical.
Overplanning this weekend will strip it of it's charm: an escape...
Look at the list, then willfully forget at least two things on it. This will force you to improvise:
Share the toothbrush glass to drink the wine/whiskey/vodka or whatever
Use the shopping bag as a picnic blanket
Use a fork to push the cork into the wine bottle (not my favourite activity)...
Being almost perfect is much more endearing than being absolutely perfect!
Gt your paws on some claws; it's good practise on tearing into flesh...then move onto each other!
Every word used to describe the first meal that you serve someone is an adjective about yourself: light, spicy, colourful and a little foreign is much better than heavy, bland, fatty or dull. Like, say antipasti...avocado...
Which is why this menu is a much better introduction to the wonderful world of 'you' than a hanger steak with good ole mashed potatoes and string beans!
Random Tunes: The Playlist
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Love Me Sweet (St Etienne Remix) by Kid Loco
All I Need by Air from the album Moon Safari
Glory Box by Portishead
Angel from Massive Attack’s Mezzanine album
Sweet Jane by Cowboy Junkies (Natural Born Killers' soundtrack)
Song to the Siren from This Mortal Coil’s It'll End in Tears album
Only Us by Peter Gabriel
Stay by Me by Annie Lennox
A Lucky Guy by Rickie Lee Jones
Up in Suzes' Room from Paul Weller’s Heavy Soul album
Just Like Honey by The Jesus & Mary Chain
And No More Shall We Partby Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
We Float from PJ Harvey’s Stories from the Sea
Sunday Morning (Stereo) by The Velvet Underground & Nico
Gett Off by Prince
Some Kinda Love by The Velvet Underground
Ask for Answers from Placebo’s Without You I'm Nothing album
Reservations from Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album
Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones
I Can't Go to Sleep (featuring Isaac Hayes) by Wu-Tang Clan
Total Control by Tina Turner
Sign Your Name by Terence Trent D'Arby
D.M.S.R. by Prince
What Goes Around Comes Around by Lenny Kravitz
Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Why Can't We Live Together by Sade
Fly Me to the Moon from Astrud Gilberto’s Finest Hour album
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