Blow Me Down! "I yam what I yam and that's all I yam." – Popeye the Sailor Man   This Spinach eating, Bluto busting sailor man has enthralled millions of children and adults around the world. Despite being uneducated and devoi... [More]

I recently read an article “A Walk in Calcutta” by Somini Sengupta (http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/travel/03calcutta.html The New York Times) forwarded by family who live in the United States. While it was well structured and conc... [More]

They may, or may not be regarded as the explorers’ favourite destination and polluted by avarice, neglect and the needs of a burgeoning population they are certainly not an ecological Xanadu; but ask the millions of pilgrims and tourists ... [More]

It is time; I shall soon have to bid her adieu… I may not be missed, after all, I am not her only customer and she is but a whore. We have developed a strange fondness for each other, a strange love-hate relationship. We used to love each othe... [More]

Indian cinema has finally come of age! This maturity was reached after a long process of experimentation, interpretation, and the challenges of transgressing social taboos that are so entwined with Indian Society. The progression from representing in... [More]

She would stand at the street corner, her bunch of roses clasped firmly, as if to prevent them from being snatched away. She could not have been much older than twelve. Despite her dishevelled appearance she was pretty, very pretty; poised against th... [More]

“Goa in the monsoon… Are you sure?” This was the comment I received the moment I mentioned it to anyone. Well… I am now seriously thinking about it. Actually to be honest, I’m looking forward to it. In fact, I am rea... [More]

    As a writing/ photography couple, people often think of our work related trips as mini-honeymoons!! Only recently a neighbour commented “both of you are very lucky…you can get cozy in the most romantic of places...and t... [More]

Dear Friends, Ever since we launched our site just over six months ago, we wanted to launch a blog to interact with all of you. The blog  is now functional and our site finally interactive! Now we can share our travel tales and you can be part... [More]