I am a girl from the hills. The mountains, the greenery and the peace have always bought much joy in my life, but the moment I visited a beach many moons ago, I knew I was a water baby. The sight of sea, sand, sun and sky merging into one is pure magic. In fact, the seaside was one of the reasons I had to work in Mumbai. In the few weeks I have been here, I have come to believe that if New York and London have humongous parks to flaunt, aamchi Mumbai has beautiful beaches to show off. Okay, Juhu beach or Chowpatty aren’t exactly pristine and picture-perfect, yet they epitomise myriad shades of this colourful city. But what fascinates me most is how the sea has come to mean different things to different people.

Don’t know what I am talking about? Just spend one entire weekend on a beach. I did that once and what an experience it was! At dawn break, have you noticed how beaches turn into a paradise for fitness addicts? Go to any of those beaches and you are sure to see hot and aspiring-to-be-hot men and women of all ages and sizes dedicatedly walking, jogging or sprinting on the sandy turf. Also, if you are a dog lover, you get to see amazing pedigree dogs prancing up and down the beach, taking advantage of the space that they otherwise must be craving in box-like-apartments. And who can forget the sound of laughter coming from different directions, thanks to the many laughter clubs?