A recap from episode 1……….from where I left…….. We were in the vicinity of Sahara desert. I hoped that we just do not get to the base camp in daylight or a desert sand storm with thunderclaps should sweep across the Sahara till dusk. And then...??? NO, nothing of that sort happened and no sooner … Continue reading NORTH STAR OF NORTH AFRICA( 2 ) →

MANDATORY WARNING:  GONNA BE A LENGTHY ONE- TWO EPISODES- DO NOT WANT TO PRUNE IT- I WANT EVERYONE TO ENJOY- “யாம் பெற்ற இன்பம், பெறுக இவ்வையகம்” Monaco advertisement with the suggestions of varieties and varieties of cream, cheese and fruit toppings on the round biscuits that captured hearts of any ages- - can you recall those … Continue reading NORTH STAR OF NORTH AFRICA (1) →

 (Due apologies to William Shakespeare for plagiaristic gimmick of the title!!!!!) ‘Would one be paid wages for eating sugarcane’!!- a poor translation for a famous Tamil maxim ‘ Karumbu thinna kooliyaa’? It was one such instance in November’22,when my childhood buddy- a Senior sitting Judge of the Madras High Court His Lordship PN.Prakash invited a … Continue reading Mid-winter Day’s Dream →

We started the day with a simple breakfast in the Inn before entering the oldest city of Georgia-‘Savannah’ . Unlike most of the American cities, this place looked more of toy structures of buildings-graceful architecture, very well laid out landscape with dense trees bordering the streets. All roads lead to the vast Forsyth park in … Continue reading Southward Sojourners {the other half of the jaunt} →

Not talking philosophy! An experience that I have been encountering of late after my superannuation! I am one hundred percent convinced that Age is just a number-As the years add up so does the age! But what really matters is the freshness in the heart – the more I am in amid of youthfulness, the … Continue reading Southward Sojourners {one half of the jaunt} →

Episode Two: Mountains { Kurunji & Marutham} Dawn of spring! We were on to the Blue Ridge Mountain ranges in the western part of Virginia- particularly to Shenandoah Valley region situated about five hours drive from Newport News. The Excitement grew taller as we were going to wade through the lush of new greenery after … Continue reading VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS →

Episode ONE: Land & Sea “Virginia is for Lovers” is the tourism and travel slogan of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. This State has a long beach, high mountain ranges and a significant history in the American civil war- a place for beach lovers, for mountain lovers, for history lovers. But what exactly does that slogan … Continue reading VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS →

AS FOREWARNED, HERE FOLLOWS THE SECOND PART OF THE TALE!!!!!!!!! I am not going to write here anything about the mainland of Malaysia… on the tallest twin towers in the world-the Petronas or the tens of photos we took there in the day and night , or the 4 million year old Batu caves in … Continue reading (my)TALE OF TWO ISLANDS { in two ‘episodes’} PART 2 →

Apologies to Charles Dickens to (mis)quote him for my convenience!! For me, “It is the best of times, it never is the worst of times, it is the age of wisdom, it is the age of crazy travel  , it is the epoch of self-confidence, it is the epoch of amazement, it is the season … Continue reading (my)Tale of Two Islands(In two episodes!)                                                           →

Does the caption sound familiar- yes- it is the famous song of Usha Uthup- 'under the mango tree on the banks of cauvery'- I clinched it for the rhyme. Here I am again after my travelogue went on a deliberate hiatus for several months. Early this year I vowed myself that I would start writing … Continue reading Under the cherry tree on the banks of (Potomac) Dee Cee →