India – Hawkers and Beggars and me
Having lived in South Africa, I am used to hawkers and beggars. In SA, I developed my own way of addressing them...Learn More
India – The Phenomenon of Being the “Strange Ones”
I have never thought of myself as being 'strange' … 'weird,' yes … 'strange,' no. In my family, weird was an appellation...Learn More
India – Trip to Elephanta
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
India – Mumbai – Parsi Tower of Silence
Malabar Hill – the ritzy section of Mumbai (formerly Bombay): we were driving down the hill, when the driver mentioned the Parsi...Learn More
India – Mumbai – First Impressions
It took about an hour and a half to get from the airport to our hotel – and another several hours to...Learn More
Thanksgiving Day 2009
Setting – In transit from Houston, TX to Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India – during a 12-hour layover in London's Heathrow Airport. Players...Learn More