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…
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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
WE DROP IN FOR DINNER AT OUR BRETON NEIGHBOURS AND WE ENJOY THEIR HOSPITALITY. QUIBERON BRITTANY FRANCE
It was our turn to drop in on the neighbours. A short ride to a nearby village of Kerniscob (village of the Bishop in Breton), it was a happy moment…
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 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…
Mar 15, 2022
SPRING 2022 HAS ARRIVED SO HAS NOWRUZ AND IMMENSE HAPPINESS IN OUR LIVES
It has been an extraordinary day.. My friends in Iran prepared and started celebrating NOWRUZ the Persian New year, remembering a time long when Zoroastrianism was the creed of the…
Mar 15, 2022
ON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, SPECIAL THOUGHTS FOR UKRAINE AND JE SUIS AUSSI UKRANIEN
It is a Friday night and as the sun was setting I got the table set to welcome Shabbat and joyously shout. Shabbat Shalom to all those who would hear…
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…
Feb 15, 2022
A SONG FROM UKRAINE, INSPIRING AGAINST THE INVADERS
I have been much absorbed by the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. The silver lining is the resilience of the people, their optimism, their undiluted patriotism and the moral strength of…
Feb 15, 2022
SHABBAT SHALOM ON THIS DAY WITH HEARTFELT THOUGHTS ABOUT UKRAINE AND ITS POPULATION
The sun was about to set on this Friday evening in Miami. What is like for people of Kyiv, Kharkhiv and Lviv and throughout the length and breadth of Ukraine?…