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July 10, 2014 At Prince’s School and khana at Gymkhana 10 July, 2014, Dubai: I am at the Dubai airport en route to Kolkata from London. The last few days in London were very busy. On 7 July (Monday) I …
July 7, 2014 A visit to Canterbury 7 July, 2014, London: The name Canterbury was introduced early in life thanks to Chaucers’s Canterbury Tales. Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city in south east England, some 87 …
July 5, 2014 Rare books dealer and Lebanese joint July 6, 2014, London: Its past midnight, I returned to my hotel late. In matter of few hours I have to get ready to leave for Canterbury. The past few …
July 2, 2014 At the CPA HQs in London and Oxford 2 July, 2014, London: Yesterday I went to Oxford to meet Kunal Basu and his wife Susmita. Among other places that we visited, we also went to the Oxford Public Library, …
June 30, 2014 Remembering Ambika at the London Zoo 30 June, 2014, London: I landed back in London on the night of 28 July around 10:30 GMT at Gatwick Airport. Instead of taking a car to the St James Court Hotel, …
June 28, 2014 Goodbye Santorini June 28, 2014: Today evening after some time I will take a flight back to London. In the afternoon, I went to a restaurant called Nammos which is on the …
June 27, 2014 In Mykonos Islands June 27, 2014: On the fourth day I arrived at at Mykonos Islands in the afternoon and checked in at the Petasos Beach Resort & Spa Hotel. From Santorini I …
June 26, 2014 In Pyrgos June 26: I started the third day on Santorini islands a little late. I went to a small traditional village called Pyrgos which is one of the highest points in …
June 25, 2014 Soaking in the Santorini spirit June 25, 2014: Today I checked in at hotel Gold Suites. This hotel has very classy suites with private jacuzzis in the balcony overlooking the deep blue sea. In the …
June 24, 2014 In a dreamland called Santorini 24 June, 2014 Santorini (Greece): I landed at the stunning Santorini Islands (Greece) today evening from London’s Gatwick airport. My first visit to the Santorini islands was through low cost …
June 23, 2014 The Rajasthani Foundation (TRF) in London 23 June, 2014, London: Yesterday (Sunday), I went to a picnic-cum-cricket match organized by The Rajasthani Foundation (TRF), London. TRF is an organization of Rajasthanis residing in London. This organisation …
June 21, 2014 Dartington – Tagore fest in England’s Shantiniketan 21 June, 2014, London: Yesterday night I reached Dartington. I should rather call it England’s Shantiniketan since this lush 1160-acre sprawl of forests and farms is dedicated to education, learning, art, life …