Jack outside the bungalows at the Ludlow Jute Compound 1932 HOME January 1932 Dundee Mary Ann had taken the laddies over to Annie’s and...

Kathleen Goes to DARJEELING It was early February and the Calcutta winter was still making pleasant days, before the warmth of a short...

DARJEELING All my life I have associated Darjeeling with - of course a nice cup of tea - but mostly with where my mum went to school. So...

Varanasi Walking from the North of the ancient city.  Walking from the South of the ancient city.   Life. Pilgrims, Vendors, Pavement...

We had to be ready early that Saturday morning.  The car was coming to collect us from our Kolkata address - ‘The Red Brick House’ in a...

It was not until a full week of work had passed and Jack got his first day off that he really felt he could draw breath, and truly see...

The over night train journey to London King’s Cross was uneventful, comfortable, but a mind full of thoughts shut out sleep.  Thoughts of...

Just the sound of this city name stirred me. As soon as I said the name ‘Calcutta’ or even thought about it, I could see my grandpa in my...

It was a cold winter evening, the fog so thick it cast a wet heavy veil across the Taybridge Station. A small crowd gathered by the...

Still Summer I love this time of year – although I think I say that for every changing of the season. But we are not yet changing...

I don't know whether to write this at the beginning of the story, the middle, or the end. Well, it will not be the end as I have not...

My writing has stalled because - well I am not sure. Maybe it is because My Wild and Simple Life had so much simple that it would not...

I was curious as to how life would be when we came back from living our Indian Life. The two questions I have been asked most are 'How is...

When we arrived in India I felt like I had a box of my favourite chocolates, but unlike the normal box which has two layers, this was a...

There is a strong chance and a deep desire that I pack up a few things in a bag, and take off from Mumbai City to Matheran, 64 miles...

When I first came to India in 1988, my exposure to Glamourous nights out was at 5 star luxury hotels. Up market and trendy restaurants...

SADHGURU AND THE ISHA FOUNDATION https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/center I first heard of the Isha Foundation and Sadhguru through...

JUNGLE WALK AND BHUDDIST CAVES It is 4.10pm this Wednesday afternoon and it is hot! Around 30C. Every so often the gift of a breeze...

Around the Mumbai locality is an abundance of lovely places for short stay. Akin to us back home ‘Having a few days up North’. A road...

It is not only Cinderella who has trouble with shoes after the ball. Having spent a lovely evening at a Family and Friends Cocktail Party...