Giulia Falsetti: Travel the World through Books and Recipes

Giulia Falsetti & Bhavin Ladva: Travel the World through Books and Recipes

Interview with Giulia Falsetti

This is a part of the mini-interview series I conducted while on the Virtual Literary World Tour in 2013. Today, I feature Giulia Falsetti and Bhavin Ladva. In Giulia’s interview, the emphasis is on reading and traveling. I have been to restaurants with Giulia because she once hosted a meet-up where we met at various restaurants in Toronto. Originally from India, Bhavin Ladva now resides in the United Kingdom. In Bhavin’s interview, the emphasis is on the five recommended books. I have only met Bhavin Ladva virtually.

Avil Beckford: What five books would you recommend to others to read?

Giulia Falsetti:

1. Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
3. If This is a Man, Primo Levi
4. Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
5. Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela 

Avil Beckford: If you wanted to convince others to visit a country, what would your argument be? 

Giulia Falsetti: Travelling for me is a top priority.  Rather than saving for retirement, for clothing, or for renovating my home, I’d rather travel instead.

I think everyone should travel, and not just in North America, but anywhere in the world.  Travelling is an education.  It’s the only experience – besides reading a book – where you will learn about language, culture, society, people, and geography.

My argument would be, go where you want to go because you will never, ever regret going on vacation to a foreign country. Seriously, I don’t think anyone on their death bed would ever say, “Gee, I wish I hadn’t gone to Turkey in 1984.”

I would go even further and say, go on vacation even if you don’t have enough money. I have gone on vacation by using money from my line of credit, and I have never, ever regretted it.

Avil Beckford: What places do they have to visit? 

Giulia Falsetti: It all really depends on what your interests are.  Some prefer Europe over South America, or Australia over Southeast Asia.  Go where your soul tells you to go. 

Avil Beckford: What’s your favourite dish, and what is the recipe? 

Giulia Falsetti: Any kind of pasta that my mum makes.  Food from mum is love. 

Avil Beckford: Who is your favourite musician? 

Giulia Falsetti: No particular favourite, but I like jazz, pop, classical, rock – it’s all good!

Interview with Bhavin Ladva

Avil Beckford: What five books would you recommend to others to read? 

Bhavin Ladva:

1. The Success Principles, Jack Canfield
2. The 4 Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss
3. The Art of Happiness, the Dalai Lama
4. A Recipe for Life, Antonio Carluccio
5. On Leadership, Allan Leighton 

Avil Beckford: If you were trying to convince people to visit India, what would you say to them?

Bhavin Ladva: Visit India. Visit the villages in Keshod, Gujarat for a taste of the real India. Visit Mumbai for the buzz and the noise. 

Avil Beckford: What’s your favourite dish, and what is the recipe? 

Bhavin Ladva: Okra curry (recipe too long to type, but the site Show Me The Curry has this. 

Avil Beckford: Who is your favourite musician from your birth country? 

Bhavin Ladva: From India, this would have to be Pankaj Udhas. 

Bhavin Ladva’s LinkedIn Profile

Giulia Falsetti & Bhavin Ladva Recommended Books

1. Love in the Time of Cholera (Oprah’s Book Club), Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2. The Success Principles(TM), Jack Canfield
3. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated), Tim Ferriss
4. The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living, the Dalai Lama
5. Antonio Carluccio: A Recipe for Life, Antonio Carluccio
6. On Leadership, Allan Leighton
7. Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
8. A Suitable Boy: A Novel (Modern Classics), Vikram Seth
9. If This is a Man (If This Is a Man and The Truce), Primo Levi
10. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela

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