Postcard from Sydney – 3
Every one at Sydney has been telling us that we are blessed to experience this weather. They seem almost jealous. I believe that the last year around, it was quite…
Every one at Sydney has been telling us that we are blessed to experience this weather. They seem almost jealous. I believe that the last year around, it was quite…
My second ‘Postcard from Sydney’ clearly shows how, when your family is hell bent on having you extract every ounce of joy from your vacation, the sky is the limit.…
We are on a holiday in, what is described as, one of the most beautiful and livable parts of the world. Even within the first few days here, it is…
Sometime back, my wife, Jyothi, and I were at Hampi, a historical site listed under UNESCO World Heritage Sites, about 350 km north of Bangalore. The drive took us a…
It was one of our recent driving holidays. My wife, Jyothi, and I were in our SUV. We had set off from Cochin, Kerala early in the morning on our…
I was reading this slim book, ‘The Penguin Book of Indian Railway Stories’, and was reminded of an interesting incident that happened over 4 decades ago. Our family was traveling…
Several years ago, I stayed in Bangkok on business for about 4 months. People who have traveled to Bangkok would know that while the city is quite tourist-friendly, communication in…
In 1961, my father, then 36 years old was traveling through Europe. Being an accomplished amateur photographer, he used to carry his German Rolleicord camera and other paraphernalia – a…
Many years ago, I was attending the ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) conference in San Francisco. As a part of the conference events, ASTD had organized sight-seeing trips…
Last year, my son, Siddharth, returned home after a month-long solo backpacking trip across Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand. He stayed in hostels, made new friends of different nationalities on-the-go, and…
It's all about perspectives!