Sights
With the gods in God’s Own Country
We were in Matanchery, Cochin, Kerala to attend 2 days out of the 10-day Sree Ramanavami Mahotsava Celebrations at Madapally Madom. This was the 96th year of the Madom’s celebrations.…
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SightsPostcard from Auckland & Queenstown
We were received at the Auckland airport by Priya, Jyothi’s cousin who has settled down at Auckland with her husband, Naveen and their two sons, Vishwas & Taaresh for the…
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SightsPostcard 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…
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SightsPostcard from Sydney – 2
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.…
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SightsPostcard from Sydney – 1
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…
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SightsHistory Lessons – a visit to Hampi
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…
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SightsDriving through God’s Own Country
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…
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SightsMy father missed the train
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…
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SightsLost in Bangkok
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…
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SightsGenerations in transition – a true story
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…
