Apr 15, 2017
THE HOMELESS MAN IN SEAT 1K
It as my good friend Jim Kerr who visiting me in Miami, pondered at my life and said" You are truly homeless but you are Upper Class. So this is…
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Medical Themes: <span>Food Culture</span>
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Apr 15, 2017
THE MOVEABLE FEAST OF LA HABANA COMES TO MIAMI
Miami has always been a soothing balm to my soul, it was a love at first sight when I arrived in USA to do my post graduate studies. Friends have…
Mar 15, 2017
A SUBDUED ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES FROM CUBA
Normally I am very happy when my flight lands in Miami, and I recollect incidents associated with various spots I can recognize from the air. The main purpose of my…
Feb 15, 2017
THE MAGNANIMOUS MALAYALEES OF COCHIN
THE MAGNANIMOUS MALAYALEES OF FORT COCHIN During my ongoing visits to Fort Cochin, I have met some wonderful friends, and I must say some of them have become good friends.…
Feb 15, 2017
A MAN WHO DOES NOT LIKE TO TAKE THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE DESTINATION: THE MINDFUL JOURNEY ITSELF IS IMPORTANT
It is a Friday evening at 8 30 pm, I am at the Executive Club 4 th floor at the Madrid Barajas Airport Hilton Hotel. It is 230 pm in…
Jan 15, 2017
WISDOM FOR AN ICY CHILLY MORNING
“Wherever you have friends, that’s your country. Wherever you receive love, that’s your home. Whoever gives you love, that’s your parent.” – Tibetan saying. As quoted by the Dalai Lama.…
Jan 15, 2017
A TIME CAPSULE OF PHOTOS FROM COCHIN
I have been travelling regularly to Cochins since 2004 and I had chronicled my travels and photographs in the website The Virtualtourist, which was acquired by Trip Advisor and now…
Jan 15, 2017
WONDERFUL DAYS WITH THE ANTLER TRIBE OF AMERICA
I have been very fortunate with my long association with the Antlers. They are a tribe who had gradual contact with the Outsiders and maintained their identiy intact to the…
Jan 15, 2017
WHY IS QATAR AIRWAYS THE BEST?
WHY IS QATAR AIRWAYS THE BEST? AMAZING FLIGHT FROM DOHA TO BOSTON 27.12.2016 In the last three months, I have been lucky to have flown Qatar Airways QR 12 times,…
Jan 15, 2017
RIAD HAMDANI, CASABLANCA: MOROCCAN MINT TEA AT MIDNIGHT
RIAD HAMDANI, CASABLANCA: MOROCCAN MINT TEA AT MIDNIGHT 26 December 2016 The flight is about to leave Casablanca for its 6 hours 40 minutes flight to Hamad International Airport in…
Jan 15, 2017
SUBURBAN SHAMAN WHY DOCTORS SHOULD REGAIN THE HUMAN ASPECT OF MEDICINE FROM THEIR PAPERS AND PODS
Oliver Sacks wrote in the Introduction to this book: Cecil Helman is many things: old-fashioned General (Family) Practitioner, psychiatrist, cultural anthropologist, storyteller, poet and artist-and all this comes together in…
Dec 15, 2016
BOOKS AND TRAVELS OF AN ITINERANT ENDOCRINOLOGIST
I am reading an interesting book, Where the Earth Ends by John Harrison about his travels in Tierra del Fuego. I am spurred on while reading the book, having been…