I met a traveller from an antique land
Having got going in the poetry vein in my last few blogs, coincidentally a friend sent me a link to a reading of the poem Ozymandias by Bryan Cranston, who plays […]
Having got going in the poetry vein in my last few blogs, coincidentally a friend sent me a link to a reading of the poem Ozymandias by Bryan Cranston, who plays […]
A friend Skyped me from Singapore yesterday evening, where she was on assignment for her magazine based in Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia, to visit and review a spa–nice work […]
Obviously, the U.S. doesn’t have a monopoly on warm winds like the Santa Ana. On the other side of the world, the Middle East stakes a strong claim to being […]
One of the interesting things about West Berlin was that it didn’t sit at the border of West and East Germany, as you might expect, rather it was entirely separated […]
Despite all the high-level politicking and antagonism between the opposing forces during the Cold War, there was an agreement with the Russians which allowed British officers in uniform to venture […]
Living the life of an expat, non-resident alien or whatever I am here in America means that connections with family have to continue through various means: be it Skype to […]
Masala chai that is. Having mentioned a couple of blogs back the chanting chai wallah serving this invigorating brew on the train, I thought I might as well offer up […]
In my last blog I mentioned a penchant for flirting with luxury hotels by visiting the bar, etc., but never actually staying in any due to costs–apart from one night […]
From New Orleans it was a five-hour journey to Florida’s Tallahassee. The only problem is I can’t remember anything about our stay there. According to the guidebook, “Tallahassee has a […]
Saturday started with a nice get-together of a few British friends inside Jo’s at 242 West Second Street. The only slight hitch was the price of a $2 coffee didn’t include that American […]