On March 6, 1989, a 44 year old and his colleagues boarded a British Railway train at the Edinburgh Waverley railway station. The group of six men β all town planners from developing cities of India – was headed to Glasgow as part of a government initiative facilitating knowledge exchange. Among them was my father who returned thrilled with the…
Conversations about travel make me nostalgic not just for the place but for the food too. I may not mark my attendance at the βmust visitβ places but I always find my way to the βmust eatβ. Little wonder then that writing about Scotland (read Scotland: Why, When, How) has me craving some whiskey and the sinful Sticky Toffee Pudding.…
Jingle bells, jingle bells, la la la la la… Merry Christmas everyone! The colours, lights, sparkle and shine, smiling faces and that feeling of well-being β I love festival times. And the last week-long celebration of the year is beautiful β the celebration of a birth and a beginning. This is the season for comfy snuggles, hot and gooey treats,…