Team Mangalorean
Konkan Connections – 18
Its 10:12 pm in Mangalore. The city looked deserted, all the buses were in the respective parking stops...very few rickshaws were plying to take...
The National Rhodendron Gardens
Rhodendron = ornamental shrub with brightly coloured flowers.
True to the adage 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever' the National Rhododendron Gardens...
All Roads Lead To Rome
Travels in Italy (Part 4 ? Concluding part)
At the height of the Roman Empire, Roman power stretched from British Isles to Africa, from Spain...
Area that matters…
I was driving down the Sheikh Zayed Road, close to Shankar's office and suddenly remembered I needed to meet him. I called him up.
"Shankar,...
Konkan Connections – 19
Sad news it was...There was raid on Abdul and brigade's villa as anticipated by him earlier in the day, there was a real danger...
Slog Overs!
Its time now for enjoying the real stuff - one day cricket! The perfect uncertainty factor! And, at the highest level of world cricket,...
Destination: Aswan & Abu Simbel
A 3 hour train trip from Luxor took us to Aswan, Egypt's southernmost city, the gateway to Africa and the now-inundated land of Nubia. ...
Exploring Cairo, and the Pyramids
After visiting Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel, where we were nearly bitten by the 'Ramses Bug', we eagerly looked forward to being bowled-over by...
UNESCO and New 7 Wonders are Poles apart
In a news titled Bollywood Roots for the Taj, attributed to Indo-Asian News Service and published in Khabrein.info , Mangalorean.com, Monsters and Critics.com, Daily...
Magnificent Monticello
On the occasion of Independence day of the United States Of America on July 4th, reminded me of a renowned personality who was the...