Apr 15, 2022
THE BARBER OF MIAMI
I had just arrived in Miami after a long trip from Cochin in Kerala India via Singapore and the long non stop flight from Singapore to New York and then…
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Apr 15, 2022
THE TRANQUILITY OF FORT COCHI . DAY 3 AT TOWER HOUSE HOTEL …
It was the day of excellence during the heavy rain on the part of the dentist who drove through the sheets of rain to attend to my teeth. Tonight would…
Apr 15, 2022
YOUR ROOM IS UPGRADED SIR, SAID THE KIND MANAGER OF TOWER HOUSE HOTEL IN FORT COCHIN IN KERALA INDIA
Mr Ranjit the manager of the centuries old heritage hotel in the heart of Fort Cochin, TOWER HOUSE HOTEL, informed me that my room had been upgraded. I had no…
Apr 15, 2022
AWAY FROM PRESSURES OF LIVING IN THE USA .. DAY 2 OF A VISIT TO COCHIN
This visit to Cochin is turning out to be beyond expectations. Mr Ranjit and Mr Vertivar, both from Pondicherry, the administrative team at TOWER HOUSE hotel in the heart of…
Apr 15, 2022
A LOVELY HOMECOMING TO FORT COCHIN. 2 YEARS 3 MONTHS AND 16 DAYS OF ABSENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC
COCHIN, especially Fort Cochin has always had a special place in my heart. In the Pre-pandemic days of yore, you would find me often, enjoying the breeze from the Arabian…
Apr 15, 2022
UNEXPECTED PLEASURES OF A LATE EVENING IN MADRID.. FAR FAR AWAY FROM BARACOA
In the early part of the years 2000s, I visited and stayed in the beautiful village of Baracoa in Cuba .. so much so that i was never away more…
Apr 15, 2022
OH! SAUDIA. YOU HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO BEFORE BECOMING A FIRST CLASS AIRLINE.. I MISS QATAR AIRWAYS
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE FLYING SAUDIA: I AM GLAD HE ALI AKBAR IS RUNNING Qatar Airways WITH HIS ASIAN CREW I have been partial to flying Qatar Airways ever since that…
Apr 15, 2022
NEIGHBOURS DROP IN FOR DINNER: FRENCH STYLE , HOW DO THE FRENCH DO THIS? ALL HOME COOKED MEAL
I am staying with a French couple at the seaside small town of Quiberon in Brittany. They are bretons. They invited another breton couple they had known for a long…
Apr 15, 2022
JOURNEY AS METAPHOR FOR USA AND FRANCE .. A DIFFICULT JOURNEY IN TIMES OF BLUSTERY RAIN AND WINDS
Journey as Metaphor Journey as a Metaphor of Life in the USA and Europe I travelled from Miami Florida USA to Nantes France Airline. American Airlines. Score 2/5 Trains. RER…
Apr 15, 2022
THE DIRTY DOZEN: THE CONUNDRUM OF PROFESSIONAL ADVICE VS PESTICIDES AND WHAT CAN YOU DO ?
E very two years, a watchdog group of Environmentalist, gain the data from the US Department of Agriculture and USDA and publish a list of vegetables and fruits which have…
Mar 15, 2022
KINGSTON, JAMAICA AND MADRAS INDIA ..WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON? THE HENRIQUES FAMILY
I have visited the teeming city of Madras (now called Chennai) on many occasions and had the pleasure of living in Kingston, Jamaica for a short while. While searching for…
Mar 15, 2022
HOW DID I ENCOUNTER PABLO NERUDA AND ALVARO MUTIS ? IN NEW YORK OF COURSE
I have always identified myself as a Jewish Boy from Melbourne, even though I have lived in other places and other countries. Learning to speak Spanish, I am fairly proficient…