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“Renowned chef Floyd Cardoz dies after coronavirus diagnosis,” read the headline. It came as a shock. It’s like I knew the man. The 59-year old Mumbai-born chef was diagnosed with Coronavirus on March 18th after admitting himself into a New…
The small group of thirty-something-looking women standing behind us was loud and chatty, but friendly. One of them wore a sash that read “Birthday Girl.” It was around 11:00 AM. My wife and I were in a lineup, waiting for…
If you are planning to visit Japan soon, you probably have a number of questions about the country. Simply put, Japan has a lot going on. Recently, I had a chance to visit Japan and spend a few days in…
As we settled into our seats in the Friendly Airport Limousine, I realized that I had stressed for no reason. Before boarding my flight to Tokyo, I had made a mental list of the things that I would have to…
I had expected it to big. It was. The villa had seven bedrooms and seven baths spread over 11,000 square feet. I have been to a few big homes in my time; but, this one took the cake. I reminded…
It’s no mean feat: Sri Lanka topped the list of Lonely Planet’s countries to visit in 2019. To appreciate the scope of this achievement, you have to put it in perspective. Countries big and small around the world are vying…
Hidden Speakeasies and $35 Cocktails As the Uber driver dropped us off, I wondered if we had the address wrong. We were looking for the entrance to a cocktail bar that my daughter had categorized as “secret.” My wife and…
I could see her from a distance. For that matter, I wasn’t sure that it was a woman until she briefly lifted her head to tuck her straggly hair back behind her ear. She didn’t look a lot older than…
The patio of the Taj Malabar Hotel is quiet as I sit nursing a drink and working on an e-book for a client. I am in Kochi, a coastal city on the south-west coast of India, often referred to as…