2020
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Certain cities/countries grow into you and for me it is Sultanate of Oman…the land of golden sands, wadis and for adventures unknown. 25 years is a long time to forget and move on but it seems only yesterday we were readying for the epic flight to Muscat, the capital of Sultanate of Oman. (1995 -2000) October… Read more
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Hong Kong is news once again… a victim of its own magnetic desirability. Along with rest of the world I wish the Island country will soon stop looking over its shoulders for ‘A Visit from the Goon Squad’ (Jennifer Egan’s novel ). It did that in 1997 (Handover) and once again, 2020. My first impression… Read more
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WATERTON, ALBERTA: Place names entice visitors with romantic connotations, macho ruggedness or Elysian visions. On my three earlier visits to Calgary, Alberta, Waterton never figured on my visiting list as ‘water’ was/is never an attraction for me. This was a blunder I regret. When i did visit Waterton, in August 2019, it turned out to… Read more
Journies of change 