Netflix—

I remember the first season of Sacred Games very fondly. Living in London at the time, it was a refreshing change to hear Nawaz and Saif cuss their way through eight hours of dark and delightful television. In Hindi. The off-handed familiar (and familial) swear words thrown into regular sentences, like peanuts in Poha, made me nostalgic for home.

Hanoi, Vietnam—

This is a place where people come to escape. From dull buildings that stretch a mile. From public transit that slows you down. From a daily life that just doesn’t add up. From monotony.