Why go to Chandigarh they asked? Or if they didn’t ask they assumed I’d be on my way to Jammu & Kashmir. But no, I was determined to go to Chandigarh to see the buildings of French / Swiss architect Le Corbusier. ‘You’re mad’ they said to go north in May / June, ‘it is […]
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Playlist for a Rock Chick
British novelist Nick Hornby wrote a book of essays about songs that he either liked or that had an impact on his life. It got me thinking about a playlist to my life (indulgent!), and tunes that are evocative of a time and place. I like music. I’ve got friends who like it a lot […]
Ten Favourite Travel Gadgets
Updated 6 Oct 18 People often ask me about my list of travel essentials*. So here is a list of my ten favourite gadgets, compiled from observation, necessity and a good few years of travel. I often travel for work, and for more than a month at a time. I do travel light, and my […]
Snapshot – Block Printing Workshop in Jaipur
Tourism and textiles are two very important industries to Rajasthan. In Jaipur you can combine both at a hand block printing workshop just out of Jaipur, at Bagru. Natural dyes The printing is done using natural vegetable dyes and colour fixers. During an interactive show and tell session, we learnt things like yellow colour comes […]
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Snapshot: Dubai Fish Markets
A visit to the Dubai Fish Markets requires an early morning start. The alarm went off at 3.30am and I was picked up at 4am, then met up with the others down at The Creek just before 5am. The reason for the early rise was so that we could be at the fish auction before […]
Snapshots – Montbrison Markets
Last Saturday’s mission was to stock up on cheese at the markets in the main square of Montbrison. Montbrison has its own ‘fourme’ which is a medium – not hard not soft – blue cheese. Added to my list as I waited in line at the cheese van was some Cantal Vieux, some St Nectair […]
Snapshots: The Lunch Canteen
Over the road from the Dr YSR Reddy ACA VSCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam there is a restaurant called Swagrama where we go for lunch. It is any restaurant in India, and the food is fabulous. The stadium, which is home of the Andhra Cricket Association hosts international games (most recently India vs Sri Lanka) […]
