Monthly Archives: March 2012

Riders to the Sea

The Sea beckons, but I have promises to keep How do great travel writers get the unique experiences that we don’t find from the same place? How do they recreate them into highres images in writing? What makes them special? Frances Mayes, the celebrated travel writer says that a writer creates a particular world with his very presence where the experience can be had by only that person. But how does he create that particular world? Answer: By choosing unique … Continue reading

Welcome to the Guest House

I invite my writer friends to contribute your stories to this page. You may send the necessary pics along with the story. It would be great if you can also send your passport size pic .

Yo ho ho and a bottle of Rum

Why Rum? Rum stands for alcohol. I can see moralistic eyebrows rising at the end of some terminals. Let me make one point very clear, this website is not intended to promote alcohol. Like any malayalee, I have also got a smattering of acquaintances who have succumbed to booze, survived by their helpless children and traumatized wives.  So what is the solution? Many countries have tried prohibition but failed to bottle the menace. You can’t scotch a practice which is … Continue reading

Whither goest the Road?

Road takes you for rides and ramblings.  I live 200 meters away from the passport office and still don’t own a passport. And I claim myself a travel writer, a rider and a rambler.  But don’t worry, we are not going far. My world is small, yet beautiful. National Geographic has chosen it as one of the 50 most beautiful places on earth. Yes, I talk about Kerala. I wrote many pieces for a column which regularly appeared in the … Continue reading