One of the highlights of my recent San Fransisco trip was wine tasting at the much awarded Nicholson Ranch Napa owned by an old college friend Deepak Gulrajani. Deepak is the classic desi story of IIT and Silicon Valley but then there is always a twist in the tail -he became a vintner. Of course…
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Jardins La Granja, Segovia – Spain memories
Continuing from my last post on Segovia … Ten kms away from Segovia is the Palaciao Real de la Granja de San Il Defenso. The Royal Palace in short and La Granja for the locals. Six kilometres of beautiful gardens along the lines of Versailles in France, surrounded by mountains and a palace with equally…
Segovia memories
A relaxed day trip from Madrid, Segovia is a UNESCO World Heritage site just an hour’s drive from the capital. Most of the old city is an easy walk through letting you discover it at your own pace. I visited Spain a few years ago to write a piece on Madrid for Man’s World (on…
Madrid Food Memories
As Spain opens up and welcomes tourists again after a long lock down here is an article I wrote after a visit to Madrid in November. This appeared in Man’s World in February just as the Corona scare became very real . I was in Madrid on the invitation of Tourism Spain and the Madrid…
Shopper’s Stop : Madrid
Spain has much to offer the discerning traveller and Madrid’s new positioning as the “best shop in the world” can be put to test on your next visit .Check out Casa Loewe Spain’s iconic luxury brand at Calle Serrano, the street for luxury high end shopping in Madrid. Designed as a collector’s home where you…
Lady of the Rivers : Maithili Kenneth
Mosaicist & Commercial Artist Maithili Kenneth can talk casually about the world’s most awesome rivers- their rapids, their technicals and their grades. She has gone white water rafting on nine of the most challenging rivers just for the adrenaline high and here’s her story. Get Inspired ! The first time- the magic of Zanskar…
Things to do in Porto, Portugal
Porto is usually skimmed over as people head off to do the more glamorous Duoro Valley wine tours but slow down and spend a couple of days in the city that gave the world port, find the bookshop that inspired the library at Hogwarts and discover one of Europe’s great museums of contemporary art. Everyone…
Seattle- a little peek
Seattle is a fun place to be in – great food, great music, and of course great coffee but if you are short of time forget Pike Place and standing pointlessly in queue at the Original Starbucks or spending an hour in line at the Space Needle. Instead stop and stare at some cool buildings…
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon
Travelling to Lisbon this summer ? For art lovers a trip to the Calouste Gulbenkian museum is definitely recommended. I find private collections and quirky collectors far more interesting than huge national museums and when such collections are accessible, always worth a visit. Calouste Gulbenkian made a fortune in oil trading in the early twentieth…
Dale Chihuly Garden and Glass #Seattle
American glass artist Dale Chihuly has his work in over 200 museums and has been awarded eleven honorary doctorates for his work in glass. It is difficult to describe his work at Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle– It is spectacular, phantasmagoric, just plain beautiful and a bit overwhelming. You need a little time to wander…
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