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I am sitting watching Doha fading slowly into the desert night, covered in a mist which could be only the nostalgia for the day it is leaving behind. I am…
When I tell people in this town that I live in Havana, Cuba, a smile of recognition cover their faces. Che Castro Cuba are in the mind sets of most…
I am comfortable with taking serpentine airline connections for the fun of it, but from Israel to Cochin has to be a classic one. Royal Jordanian from Tel Aviv to…
While there has been historical references of mass conversions to Judaism, they have been extremely rare. All of us are aware of the King of Khuzars/Khazars who converted and his…
COCHIN has a new International Terminal and the Earth Lodge to go with it. Nice to see the airports in India getting decent lounges. Good Bye Kerala Good Bye Idli…
I forget how often I visit Fort Cochin, but I do know that I am often here, on my way to or from South East Asia or Europe. The Auto…
I have a photograph of Cochin taken in 1932 when it was literally a backwater village. Backwaters here in Kerala has another connotation which commemorates the birth of Cochin in…
The Abu Dhabi airport was covered in a dense fog that delayed the flight to Cochin by 4 hours but I took advantage of this delay with a prolonged sleep…
I am at Riad Hamdani, a bed and breakfast lodging place, Moroccan style, very comfortable and inspiring near the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca. In the morning, facing the…
I was driving down the coast from Salalah, towards the border with Yemen. On my left, empty beaches, on the right, typical omani houses, with their fort like appearance standing…
The Heat Index was 40 C ie about 104 F with high humidity that made any stroll in this historic city a challenge. As the sun began dipping down, crowds…
Adios y Bienvenidos CUBA Hellos and Goodbyes One of the principles of Yogic Philosophy is the Lack of Attachment: attachment to objects, places and people that binds a person. It…