Happy New Year! Happy 2015!

Wishing all my readers a very happy and prosperous 2015! 

May we all be blessed with all possible good news in this world!



Today is 8th day of my Greece tour, we are leaving for Ancient Delphi in a short while, the weather report is disappointing, predicting snow showers. Hope I will be able to see the ruins clearly.
Meanwhile I am having Greek Salad to my heart's content! 





Our World

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A shepherd boy along NH4. His flock of sheep had managed to hold up fast moving traffic for long causing a jam along the national highway. The little boy startled to see his sheep being photographed and then of him. It took him some time to compose himself and return a smile to me.

Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met

Sky from Thessaloniki, Greece

Completed 4th day in Greece, I am in Thessaloniki today. It is the second largest city of Greece and is considered the cultural capital of the country. I am amazed at the contrasting historical and modern structures standing side by side. We had a good walk along the waterfront. Sharing with you all a piece of Thessaloniki sky.

Vacation in Greece

I will be on a short vacation. Traveling to Greece this year end. 

We have plans to celebrate Christmas in Athens. Then we will be touring the various 

World Heritage Sites of Greece. I have some auto posts planned and if time and facilities permit I will be logging in to update about my travel. The following is a picture from Beautiful Greece!

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A ‘tender coconut water’ seller. On a hot sunny day they are like gods to the thirsty travelers along the national highways. We spotted his little shop after several kilometers of drive, so naturally there was a crowd of buyers around. No time to pose for crazy photographers. 

Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during

Travel Cartoon by Mario

Knowing the language of the country you are visiting is so important, 

Mario has conveyed this very humorously in this cartoon.
Mario's works are sold online here: Mario de Miranda

Shri Mangeshi Temple, Goa

There are not many old temples in Goa. All the popular ones are newly constructed ones, the reason being most of the temples were razed down by Portuguese rulers and churches have come up in their place. The idols that were being worshiped in those temples have been carried away by the pujaris of the temple and new temples were constructed for them. One such temple is the Shri Mungeshi Temple.

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A father giving his son the first lessons in swimming and that too in the beaches of Goa, The son looks so thrilled and so were all his family members in the beach who were waving out to him.

Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. See more here. 

Below is the answer to the last week's question: guess her

Thirumayam Fort, Karaikudi

As we drove onwards towards Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu from Bangalore, I sighted this fort, fort Thirumayam, from a distance. Very majestically located on a hillock, Thirumayam Fort can easily lure a traveler/tourist to wander within its walls. From the feedback that I gathered on this fort I knew it was doable in two hours. So, on a sunny after noon we scheduled our trip to the fort. It was

Mario Miranda's Art Work: Souvenir from Goa

To come back from Goa without a piece of Mario’s cartoon work is like coming back home empty handed. Mario’s art woks are not paintings or drawings; they fall under the category of illustrations. Using just black and white, Mario has churned out numerous illustrations that depict Goan life. He has very successfully placed this tiny little state of India firmly in every traveler’s and tourist’s

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Notice the color of her dress? It is her uniform. Can you guess what does she do for a living? Or what her job is? I will answer in the next part of this series. 

Faces of India, a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. See more here. 

White Elephant, Indiranagar, Bangalore

After a long time Thai food! Thai dishes have awesome taste with a good combination of Indian and Chinese cuisine styles. I go bonkers over their stir fries with Indian masalas. The recent experience at Thai food at White Elephant, a newly opened restaurant in Indiranagar, Bangalore was relished well. And here is a short picture story on my experience there. 

As soon as I entered I was

Roadside Fish Stall, Goa

If you have driven through roads of India you would have surely got more exposure to Indian way of life from the chaos along the roads. Particularly if you get to the interiors, away from city. There will be cattle crossing your path or shrines under trees, men huddled together over a game of cards, women gossiping around water taps and more.

During my drive through the interiors of Goa I