Life As It Is

  "The Taj" (as it is commonly called here) is one of the Eight Wonders of the World, and one I have... Learn More

One of the most eye-popping of the tours was the bicycle-rickshaw ride through parts of Old Delhi – seemingly endless winding rows... Learn More

Traffic in India warrants a posting all its own. A wise man once said, "If you believe in a Higher Power, and... Learn More

Having lived in South Africa, I am used to hawkers and beggars. In SA, I developed my own way of addressing them... Learn More

I have never thought of myself as being 'strange' … 'weird,' yes … 'strange,' no. In my family, weird was an appellation... Learn More

The day we arrived at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai marked exactly one year since ten separate bombings took place in several... Learn More