Small World Musings

Temple Renovation in India
Memories of the Meenakshi Amman temple in Tamil Nadu✨ By the time I finally visited this amazing temple complex in 2008, the massive gopurams (ornately carved and painted entrance towers)...
Temple Renovation in India
Memories of the Meenakshi Amman temple in Tamil Nadu✨ By the time I finally visited this amazing temple complex in 2008, the massive gopurams (ornately carved and painted entrance towers)...

India Train Travel
Although the trains have generally not aged great in the last 18 years, the energy, charm, and tent cities remain. When I take trains in India now, I don't bat...
India Train Travel
Although the trains have generally not aged great in the last 18 years, the energy, charm, and tent cities remain. When I take trains in India now, I don't bat...

Indian Dosas
Bring on the dosas!!! These marvelous Indian breakfast creations are different from other pancakes, oh very different...
Indian Dosas
Bring on the dosas!!! These marvelous Indian breakfast creations are different from other pancakes, oh very different...

India; Memories of First Impressions
Looking through old emails, I found the letter a young me wrote after my first few days in India, in 2001. Not too much has changed in the last 18 years about...
India; Memories of First Impressions
Looking through old emails, I found the letter a young me wrote after my first few days in India, in 2001. Not too much has changed in the last 18 years about...

Downtown Cairo's Parisian Influence
Cairo is a fascinating, crazy, and often overwhelming city. It's full of people, animals, markets, and cars following driving rules known only to locals. This much I expected, but something I...
Downtown Cairo's Parisian Influence
Cairo is a fascinating, crazy, and often overwhelming city. It's full of people, animals, markets, and cars following driving rules known only to locals. This much I expected, but something I...

Nescafe in a Pinch
Many know, I am a solid tea drinker. This all stems from a regrettable addiction to diner coffee whilst working in Connecticut one summer... Ever since then, although I adore the...
Nescafe in a Pinch
Many know, I am a solid tea drinker. This all stems from a regrettable addiction to diner coffee whilst working in Connecticut one summer... Ever since then, although I adore the...