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  • The Conundrum of Coming and Going: Living Between Two Countries

    Another airport lounge, another flight home. On belonging to two places and being fully at home in neither.

    Neha Thapar
    December 3, 2019

  • Growing Up: On Family, Marriage and Becoming the Adult

    A 6 am wake-up on a family holiday, and the quiet realisation that you are now the grown-up in the room.

    Neha Thapar
    July 12, 2019

  • Treat Yourself: Why I Booked Mexico as a Reward for Working Hard

    Three days in Mayakoba, earned. On rewarding yourself properly instead of waiting for permission.

    Neha Thapar
    April 13, 2019

  • It’s Time to Go: The Loneliness of Leaving India Again

    Three weeks of family, friends and work ending — and the particular dread of going back to being on your own.

    Neha Thapar
    March 8, 2019

  • My Travels: What Constant Work Trips Actually Look Like

    Clearing out the fridge, packing again, flying to Seattle. The unglamorous reality of a travelling job.

    Neha Thapar
    January 22, 2019

  • You Are an Idiot and I Can’t Say It to Your Face: Working With Difficult People

    Everything that runs through my head when dealing with wilful incompetence, and why none of it gets said.

    Neha Thapar
    January 11, 2019

  • Second Is Good, But Not Good Enough: On Ambition That Never Rests

    The day after New Year, when everyone is meant to be winning. On the drive that will not let you sit still.

    Neha Thapar
    January 2, 2019

  • The Little Joys of Life: Looking Back on an Unpredictable Decade

    A career I thought had ended, a life I could not have predicted, and the small things that carried me through.

    Neha Thapar
    December 30, 2018

  • Where Is Louis Vuitton Cheapest? The Answer Is London Heathrow

    If you live outside the EU, LHR is the cheapest place to buy an LV bag. Here is the maths behind the detour.

    Neha Thapar
    December 16, 2018

  • The Art of Doing Nothing: In Defence of a Lazy Weekend

    Why staying indoors, wandering room to room and achieving nothing is a perfectly respectable weekend.

    Neha Thapar
    December 15, 2018

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Glitter in my greys

Because midlife deserves more sparkle and less subtlety.

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