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Tag: Travel

Holidays

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Initially holidays used be just a short break to relax, away from the hustle and bustle of London. The furthest we ventured was Jersey. The next step was Europe. The Continue Reading →

Posted in Europe, Family & Friends, Other stories | Tagged Family, Travel | Leave a reply
SS Rajula

Rajula

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Today I met a lady who was named after a ship. A ship I have travelled in during the late 60s. She was surprised that I made the connection. She Continue Reading →

Posted in Family & Friends, Malaysia | Tagged Childhood, Family, Travel | 2 Replies

Keralam and our responsibilities

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Normally when I’m travelling around my home town, I don’t pay much attention to the outside world. I usually take a book or a journal to while my time. As Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India, Other stories | Tagged Kerala, Travel | Leave a reply

The Pope and Lakshmi

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

How did they get so close to Pope Frances? A one in a million chance. Isn’t it like winning the lottery? The question on most people’s lips when I showed Continue Reading →

Posted in Europe, Family & Friends | Tagged Historical Places, Lakshmi, Travel | Leave a reply

Time to go home

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

I think the heat is finally getting to me. The lethargy, the lazy feeling. I don’t like sitting cooped up indoors under the fan or inside a closed AC room. Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India | Tagged Family, Friends, Kerala, Travel | Leave a reply

Lazy day by the beach

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Yesterday we had a lazy day by the sea. The good thing about the ‘Leela’ is that they have their own private beach and it is a sandy one as Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India | Tagged Family, Kerala, Travel | Leave a reply

Stay at Kovalam

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

During my school days, I started keeping a diary, but was not disciplined enough to write regularly. I now wonder how it would read. What were my thoughts in those Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India | Tagged Childhood, Kerala, Travel | Leave a reply

Keralam and our responsibilities

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Normally when I’m travelling around my home town, I don’t pay much attention to the outside world. I usually take a book or a journal to while my time. As Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India, Other stories | Tagged Kerala, Travel | Leave a reply

Me aged ten

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Once a free spirit Free to roam the barren land Did I envisage the future I was to inherit A future written on sand Written with ease With a stroke Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Malaysia, Other stories | Tagged Childhood, Kerala, Pahang, Travel | Leave a reply

Winter blues and Mona Lisa

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Let’s see if I can get rid of these winter blues which seem to have dug it’s claws right in. The snow we were expecting, came but didn’t settle. I Continue Reading →

Posted in Europe, Other stories | Tagged Travel, Weather | Leave a reply

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