Around maybe the end of Jan or Feb 2020 we kept reading or seeing stories of a mysterious illness in some Chinese city called Wuhan on social media. I remember watching videos of people dropping like flies, succumbing to this mysterious illness. I also remember thinking that this virus is…

On My Birthday, Five Things I Think, I Think Being nearly on the wrong side of 50 today, I thought I’d pen down some of my life lessons when my thoughts are still cogent and my mind semi-lucid. It's quite surprising how these things come to you only at seminal…

Thirteen days in Turkey — was it worth the hype? If you ask me honestly, then I'd say a resounding no. It's not worth spending thousands of dollars and two weeks of our precious vacation time for a sub-par experience, and here are some of the standout gripes and hat-tips…

We landed in Istanbul for the final leg of our trip. I’d set aside these two days as time set aside for shopping at the Grand Bazaar and other touristy activities that we may have missed. Little did I know that the Grand Bazaar was closed the entire week for…

There are many beaches around Antalya, but the two popular ones are Konyaalti and Lara. I should have done my research better, which would have directed us to Lara Beach, the more upscale and better of the two beaches. Konyaalti is fine, but Lara is a sandy beach, and Konyaalti…

Antalya is a coastal city on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea, with the old town being the nub of tourist activities and the rest of the city growing wildly like a concrete jungle. The old city has retained some of its age-old charm, and walking thru the old town…

Alaya woke up at 3 or 4 AM on the 23rd, vomiting the food she'd eaten the previous night. When Sid barged into our room, and we rushed to her room, the entire bed was covered with vomit, and she was still vomiting. Her body felt hot, and she seemed…

After a healthy breakfast of omelets, bread, biscuits, cereal, and fruit, we were ready for Day 2 in Istanbul, and today would be Topkapi Palace and a sunset cruise with dinner and dancing on the Bosphorus Straits.

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