A2Z Challenge – Take Four

I guess I am a bit of a masochist seeing how I very randomly registered myself for Blogchatter's #BlogchatterA2Z campaign. In fact, Blogchatter made it so simple to register this time. While I was expecting to fill out a form, hem and haw over it for half a day, all it took me this was …

Bar PALLADIO Jaipur – A Hint of Blue in Pink City

At home for what feels like an eternity, I cannot help but look back at some of the trips I took earlier this year. In January, K and I were in Jaipur for the literature festival. One wonders what would have happened had the coronavirus pandemic hit India closer to this date? The festival would …

Dreaming of NYC

In these days of lockdown, self isolation and social distancing, travel is probably on everyone’s mind. The need to step out of the house, the yearning to explore new lands and the freedom to do so now seem as absolutely essential; things we took for granted before. Even the simple act of being able to …

MEHRANGARH Fort – Guardian of the Blue City

​Towering above the city of Jodhpur, Mehrangarh Fort is one of the largest​ ​forts in India. This was my first time in the blue city of Jodhpur, and K​ had ​​booked us a room in the oldest part of the city, within the walled​ ramparts and almost at the foot of the hill. And from the rooftop …

Antony LOEWENSTEIN and Disaster Capitalism

"Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by forces."George Bernard Shaw My limited knowledge of capitalism led me to believe that capitalism isn't necessarily bad, and if it were, it accounts for some ruthless arm-twisting by big corporations who want to get their way around the world. …