Someone had mentioned on the flight to Ghana that the Prime Meridian and the Equator intersect at a spot near Accra. It is considered the centre of the earth based on imaginary lines that crisscross the globe. The idea was inexplicably fascinating; the spot exerted an incredible pull on my imagination.
Category: Travel
What they see 3.0
It does represent audacity of hope. Right now it is one individual that is pushing it. but hope and tireless pursuit of knowledge and achievement is the hallmark of the human race on Earth.
Climb Every Mountain…
It was a different spiritual journey. For those who can’t meditate the conventional way, give rigorous physical activity a chance. It requires focus and discipline that has a much needed calming and soothing effect.
Lodhi Garden – evening walks….
Last week, as I walked in Lodhi Garden with a full moon keeping me company in a winter evening, despite the Delhi air being of ‘poor’ quality, I tried to understand what about it is so enchanting.
By the Atlantic shores
Abidjan on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa is a wonderful mix of history, culture, religion, food and nature
Waves of solitude….
What is it about watching the oceans that makes one nostalgic, remember people and places, and wonder about life?
Vietnam – a young nation
When I visited Vietnam, I had never thought that I would write about it. Vietnam was a part of movies and books about the Vietnam War for most people like me. Much like it’s history, I discovered the place has a lingering effect.
Pietermaritzburg – a glimpse of history
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was unceremoniously thrown off the train at Pietermaritzburg in the night. The momentous journey to India’s freedom had begun on that railway station.
Travel: elixir for life
It was like the entry into in a Universal Studios set, where one moment you are in line and the next moment you are living a fantasy. Failure, I thought, hits you in a similar fashion; suddenly out of nowhere, except that you know it’s been lurking in the dark all along.
YOU WONDER WHAT THE MAGIC IS
Capturing the magic of movies and encapsulating the thrill into a dream-like day is the essence of a visit to Universal Studios.
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