An Indian Affair to Remember!
She was on a month-long visit to India, and Mumbai was her first stop. Though jet-lagged, the lady tourist exulted that she had finally arrived in exotic India! Her father … Continue reading
Love’s Labour is not Lost!
The dust of many years of travel coats us like a second skin but it’s the encounters with people we have met on our journeys that linger in memory. Some … Continue reading
Coming Home to Jamilah
A tsunami of greetings in Malay washed over us and we almost fell backwards in surprise. We had come home – home to Jamilah Binti Yasin, a 62-year-old Malay … Continue reading
Wild & Wacky Gold Coast
The Aussies love their Gold Coast to death. We fell in love with it too! Our week-long trip was an explosion of activities… We caught and munched on crabs; climbed … Continue reading
Oil’s Well in Puglia
In sunny untouched south-eastern Italy (in the heel of what is called the Italian boot), languidly spreads a region studded with charming towns, baroque cathedrals and basilicas, luxuriant vineyards … Continue reading
Turkish Airlines: Way to Go!
We love the part in the movie Mr Bean when the normally tongue-tied protagonist, prone to corny antics, thumbs his nose at Economy Class passengers as he swaggers to his … Continue reading
The Battle of the Bulge, Parsi style
‘Jamva Chalo Ji!’ “Dinner is served” is more than just a Parsi wedding cliché: it is a rallying battle cry. When the call is given by the master of ceremonies, … Continue reading
Lucy, the Truffle Hunter
Lucy, her velvet coat of white with licks of brown glowing in the sun, chose to ignore us. She bounded out from the back of a pickup van and set … Continue reading
A Big Fat Punjabi Wedding
The drums rolled like claps of thunder and a collective shudder raked the group of dancers. With both arms raised, index fingers pointing heavenwards, we followed the moves – jiggling … Continue reading
Behind Bars in Bollywood
A smarmy politician was being heckled by the electronic media and mikes were being thrust in his face, with news persons shouting agitatedly: “Kyu Kyu (Why? Why?).” Apparently, the politician … Continue reading
