I never imagined I will call Bangalore as my city. Kochi has always been my city simply because it is where my home is – a house of my own. Hubs definition of home is different; he plays to the gallery. He was asked once in our family WhatsApp group by my cousins on his…
Category: Place
Hampi chronicles: Who’s telling the story ๐โ๏ธ (๐ Fab books on Hampi ๏ผ๐)
The drive to Hampi from our hotel Hyatt Place was nearly an hour. We chose a weekday to visit Hampi, weekends are more crowded. As you get off the NH and drive through the winding SH into Hampi, a smile begins to form; a thrill of excitement and mystery overwhelms you (maybe it’s just me…
Good reads for the monsoon 2020 #3 ๐
Time travel does not require a time machine, a good book will suffice. One such read is Istanbul by Thomas F Madden. This engrossing saga spans the conquest of this port city by the Greeks, Romans, Persians, Arabs, all the way to the making of the modern Turkey, weaving a tapestry of history, myth and legend….
The Little Book on Pondicherry ๐๐บ
Last October we were on road from Bekal in Kasargode district of Kerala to Kochi. Hubs announces that we will be passing through Pondicherry on our drive. I was skeptical, Pondicherry is nowhere enroute to Kochi, it’s on the other side of the Indian peninsula, facing the Bay of Bengal and we were on the…
A delightful Fiji tale
Fiji;ย the internet photos show sun, sand and blue skies; the articles talk about cannibalism, coups and tourism. Not very fond of reading on screens, I turn to find a book which will introduce me to Fiji. ย It was difficult to choose one – the choices were narrowed down to – [1] Getting Stoned with Savages:…
Miles and smiles 