The Koran describes paradise as a shaded, leafy garden decorated with running water and where the “fortunate ones” may take […]
´´Give him alms, woman, for there is nothing sadder in life than being blind in Granada.´´– Francisco de Icaza. This […]
Granada is the epitome of Andalusia in my eyes. Everything about it captures the mysterious grandiose Moorish dream…those orange blossoms, […]
Do you want to explore and see as much of a new place as possible, but you don’t want to […]
I discovered Kalaripayattu in Kumily in Kerala. The small spice trading town, surrounded by tea gardens, seemed like the perfect […]
I had never heard of Gotipua before my last Odisha trip and it is sad, since the heritage dance had […]
Gotipua had been a treat for my cultural senses. Rhythmic, seriously acrobatic and exotic in a most quintessential Indian way, […]
I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were […]
“Do you want to look at some stones? Just look. You don’t have to buy.” One hears this at nearly […]
During all my years of residence in Rajasthan, if there was one thing that I consciously hoarded, then that was […]