Kowloon City is located across the harbor from Hong Kong Island. I was surprised to learn that it has been inhabited since the 2nd BCE when it was famous for the pearl trade. Today it is a modern metropolis with bustling bazaars and business activities. However, it continues to be dotted with heritage structures that […]

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Jai Jai is what you hear as soon as you step into the stylish veranda of Narendra Bhawan. Hotel staff dressed in comfortable but regal Indian wear will greet you with folded hands every time they meet you. Jai Jai is the local greeting and by the second day, I was saying Jai Jai. Narendra […]

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Tiracol Fort sits right on the northern tip of Goa. It is almost like the cherry that sits on top of a multi-layer cake. Layers here are created by multiple rivers that are running to meet the sea. The Tiracol river that one needs to cross to reach it makes it closer to Maharashtra than […]

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The Roman Theater Amman is one of the most beautiful heritage sites in Jordan. My first view of this lovely heritage was from the hill on which Amman Citadel is located. As I roamed around the Amman Citadel, traversing eras in its various parts, this beautiful theater appeared like a scooped-out yet beautifully sculpted piece. […]

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How many times have you seen a museum dedicated to a city or celebrating the diversity of a city? I do not recall any, so, I was very happy when I landed at Bhau Daji Lad Museum at Jijabai Udayan in Byculla East Mumbai. Have been reading about the brilliant restoration of this Mumbai City […]

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If I could swim and cross the Mandovi River, just off my home in Goa, Reis Magos Fort lies on the other bank of it. But it took me good 6 months to drive to this quiet fort on the edge of North Goa overlooking Panjim and the commerce on Mandovi. Reis Magos Fort, Goa […]

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Spinnerei or Spinning mills were set up and that brought skilled workers to this area and the area became a living community around these spinning mills. Gradually it became a complete ecosystem with schools and entertainment facilities. However, by the end of the 20th CE, the mills closed down and the huge buildings with large […]

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The word for Dresden is re-creating. The city has been re-created, as it existed before it was bombed during the Second World War. As if they wanted to go even back in time. They created a Panometer Dresden – a giant painting inside an out-of-use but giant cylindrical Gasometer. They engaged Austrian artist Yadegar Assisi […]

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Our itinerary said a visit to the Volkswagen Transparent factory on the last day. And on the first day, we did see a glass and steel structure from the car. In my mind, it was just another visit to a manufacturing facility and it would be sophisticated was a set expectation. I did no reading […]

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I always thought salt came from the sea and only the sea. It never occurred to me that earth can also have a salt mine hidden in her belly. Until I saw one such mine in Southern Poland, Wieliczka Salt Mine, not too far from the town of Krakow. Wieliczka Salt Mine Since the mine […]

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