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Author: Chitra Gopinathan

Birds in Antigua

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

I decided to look up the birds I’ve been seeing here, which are native to Antigua. The friendliest is the bananaquit or the sugar birds as they are called due Continue Reading →

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged Antigua, Birds, Travel | Leave a reply

Antigua- Second day

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

So what do you know? I knew that Prince Harry was here in Antigua last week, but what I didn’t know was that he was staying at our resort. Great Continue Reading →

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged Antigua, Travel | Leave a reply
Antigua

First day in Antigua

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

We landed about 5pm yesterday evening. By the time we got through immigration and customs, it was dark outside. Luckily the resort was only a few minutes drive from the Continue Reading →

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged Antigua, Travel | Leave a reply

Hello Antigua

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

We are off to sunny Antigua for a few days. Our first holiday with little Lakshmi, if you don’t count the weekend away in the Cotswolds a few weeks ago. Continue Reading →

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged Antigua, Lakshmi, Travel | Leave a reply

Christmas Market

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Winter is officially here and with it the hours of sunshine gets less and less. Soon the shortest day in our calendar year will arrive and the good news is Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends, Other stories | Tagged Family, Lakshmi, Weather | Leave a reply

Tom- man’s best friend

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Ever since we settled in India we have had two guard dogs. They were not allowed in the house, but were free to roam the compound in the evenings, once Continue Reading →

Posted in India | Tagged Family, Kerala, Pets | Leave a reply

Cuba trip

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

I went to Cuba a few years ago. I think it must have been at least ten years now. First 3 days were spent in Havana where we explored the Continue Reading →

Posted in Cuba | Tagged Food, Travel | Leave a reply

Black Friday

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

I had to go to the city today and while I was there I thought I should make the most of it and do a bit of Christmas shopping. In Continue Reading →

Posted in England | Tagged Chinatown, Christmas, London, Shopping | Leave a reply

Asha, my friend

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

During my pre- degree years, I became friends with my bench mates, but there were others in class who also caught my eye and gradually we became friends. Sreekumari, Rafia Continue Reading →

Posted in Family & Friends, India | Tagged Childhood, College, Friends, Kerala, Kollam | Leave a reply

Bell-bottoms and college

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

I have written about my school days and today I thought I will write a bit about my pre-degree days. My pre-degree years were spent at the Sree Narayana (SN) Continue Reading →

Posted in Family & Friends, India | Tagged Childhood, College, Friends, Kerala, Kollam | Leave a reply

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