November 2010 ~ Travel In Home

Kumbalangi

As a travel writer , it is difficult to say everything that is on your mind , especially when you are writing a story or a column for a publication .While I rarely endorse a destination unless I really liked it, I tread the middle ground when I write . I focus largely about what interested[...]

by Jour ~ Sunday, November 28, 2010 0 comments

Adventures In New Zealand

The last couple days I have spent on another “island”; New Zealand.After arriving in Auckland we took the car and left for two days to the Bay of Island in the north part of this island.On our first day, we explored the sea life with a dolphin swimming trip. It was amazing to see and[...]

by Jour ~ Saturday, November 27, 2010 0 comments

Kerala - Gods own country marketed by man

Until five minutes ago, I was writing my column - Inside Story for the Metro Plus on Kumbalangi - a small hamlet on the outskirts of Cochin. I had just written about 100 words when I was faced with a dilemma. Do I paint my views on Kumbalangi the way I see it or do I just write about[...]

by Jour ~ Wednesday, November 24, 2010 0 comments

And my world today is spicy

From the display window of the spice village in Mattancheri , the Jew Town near Fort Kochi. If you are planning to buy spices here, believe me , its very expensive. My driver had a suggestion - he asked us to buy the spices from a whole sale market close by. We did buy a few samples there[...]

by Jour ~ Tuesday, November 23, 2010 0 comments

Fiji; Another week in Paradise

After leaving Hawaii, Lieu and I hopped on the airplane to go to another paradise; Fiji.It’s Fiji time! Which means: relax and take it very easy.The last couple days we indeed took it very easy, but time flies by when you’re having fun in paradise…Our days were filled with hanging out[...]

by Jour ~ Sunday, November 21, 2010 0 comments

Fengshui on the highway - it happens only in Kerala

India never ceases to amaze you especially if you are on a road trip. There are surprises in almost every curve of the road. During my recent trip to Kerala, I was prepared for churches, mosques, temples, synagogues ..but this completely took me by surprise. A Laughing[...]

by Jour ~ Friday, November 19, 2010 0 comments

Madras bound

I am off on work to Madras aka Chennai , the place I call home, although I live in Bangalore...Just realized that its been four years since I actually moved bag and baggage to Bangalore and yet, Madras has always been home. I don't have a return ticket as yet, so I have no clue when I[...]

by Jour ~ Thursday, November 18, 2010 0 comments

Birding in Cochin

Ok..its the birding season and everyone has flown to exotic destinations to look for exotic birds. Well, I am an exception..not that I dont want to do birding, but my compass currently points towards home. However, during my recent trip to Cochin, I didnt do much birding, but we did spot[...]

by Jour ~ Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0 comments

Aloha; A True Paradise

Aloha!The last couple days I have spend on a paradise called Hawaii; Oahu. We stayed near the famous Waikiki beach and each morning I could roll out my bed onto the beach.A true paradise indeed…Hawaii; Oahu doesn’t only have beaches, there is so much more to discover.This island has[...]

by Jour ~ Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0 comments

Sunday snapshot - Children's day special

Met this kid when I went to Athirampally Falls last week and she was rushing past me with her mother. I followed her and asked her if I could take her picture and she readily agreed. Later, I learnt that she had a fancy dress competition at school and hence she was in this attire of a[...]

by Jour ~ Sunday, November 14, 2010 0 comments