A slice of history
by This piece on Fort Kochi appeared in HT Cafe on Saturday as ‘Historical Potboiler’… Walking out of St. Francis church, I see a tour guide …
Category: Kerala
‘Tis time for tea
We had a kettle; we let it leak: Our not repairing made it worse. We haven’t had any tea for a week… The bottom is …
Long weekend in Wayanad
I had asked if it was a good idea to go to Kerala in the rains. Turns out it was. The three days we spent …
The fort of dreams
Published in the March issue of ‘Windows and Aisles’, the in-flight magazine of Paramount Airways *** At a time when the world had long ago …
Between the beach and the backwaters – 2
Read earlier post : Cherai backwaters Cherai evening I walk out of the resort I am staying in, cross the narrow road and get to …
Between the beach and the backwaters – 1
I am no water baby. I prefer water at a close but safe distance – close enough for me to be able to hear the …
A morning at fort Kochi
Cochin has not changed a bit in all the years that I have been going there on work. True, the airport is larger, glitzier and …
God’s own greens and blues
It all started on our way from Munnar to Alleppy (variously called Alapuzah, Applesauce and whasisname by people at different times) when we had to …