Jan 15, 2020
ARRIVING IN MUSCAT OMAN A VERY NICE WELCOME FEELING
Oman has always a special place in my heart. I came to Salalah in Southern Oman in search of Cheng Ho/ Zheng He the great navigator and my first visit…
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Jan 15, 2020
MALA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:ON SAVING JEWISH MONUMENTS OF MALA KERALA UNDER PROF KARMACHANDRAN
SLIDES PRESENTED AT THE MALA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FIDEL with PM NEHRU at UN in September 1960 Fidel with Indira Gandhi in New Delhi CHE WITH PM NEHRU Contemplating at the…
Dec 15, 2019
THE PRESENCE OF SUPERIOR FORCES : CHANGO 4 DEC 2019 HAVANA
Some had reminded us earlier that Cuba is the only country where the Europeans voluntarily adopted the African religion, while the vice versa (often forced) conversion of African people into…
Nov 15, 2019
TENDER IS MY HEART FOR IRAN THIS MORNING
Lately, since October 5, 2019, I have been having wonderful conversations with my friends in Iran, thanks to Internet. We never discuss politics, much like we don't discuss politics in…
Oct 15, 2019
LEAVING BRISTOW’S LIGHTHOUSE BUNGALOW IN FORT COCHIN, KERALA, INDIA
I had a delightful 10 day stay at the only hotel facing the Arabian Sea at the historic town of Fort Cochin, near the Indian city of Ernakulum in Kerala,…
Oct 15, 2019
CASUALIDAD NO ES TAN CASUAL . COINCIDENCES DO NOT EXIST A STORY FROM FORT COCHIN KERALA
I am not sure when I first heard the phrase, Coincidences do not exist but much sonorous in Spanish, Casualidad no es tan Casual..but one thing for sure. It was…
Oct 15, 2019
ARAB OR ARABESQUE FOOD IN COCHIN KERALA
ARABIC STYLE FOOD IN COCHIN, KERALA The name of the restaurant was attractive enough, ZATAAR, the herb mentioned in the Jewish scriptures, which in Israel one uses in abundance. Mr…
Aug 15, 2019
SARAH COHEN OF JEW STREET, JEW TOWN, MATTANCHERRY, COCHIN, KERALA INIDA 30AUG2019
our beloved SARAH is no more! I received three emails from Cochin today 30.08.2019 informing me that she had passed away. So many images passed through my mind. Jew Town…
Apr 15, 2019
DINING EXPERIENCE WITH REFUGEES…. IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
As a traveller I am looking for different experiences in countries that i visit and also looking for technology APPS to make it easier. Malaysia is a country close to…
Apr 15, 2019
APRIL 14, 2019 . HAPPY NEW YEAR TO SO MANY PEOPLE IN SO MANY LANDS
It is perhaps our eurocentric leanings that we tend to emphasize the european-christian new year (distinct even from the orthodox new year celebrated in certain slavic countries). Today is April…
Apr 15, 2019
CHETTINAD FOOD IN LONDON AND YET ANOTHER KERALA ENCOUNTER
The night was chilly, but the damp cold of London did not hinder my walking around my most centrally based hotel in London. I was determined to eat South Indian…
Mar 15, 2019
KERALA FOLLOWS ME AROUND… LATELY MEETING SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS IN MY TRAVELS
Kerala follows me around ...? I do not travel to INDIA but paradoxically enough once every two months, Manolo the driver from Bristows Bungalow, the only hotel facing the ocean…