Posted in croatia, notes, zagreb on January 26, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Drilling sounds and yellow cranes are becoming an all too familiar sight across Zagreb. Pausing along the promenade encircling the old town, standing over the city, I trace the multiple changes taking place.
The inner city is terracotta rooftops and baroque domes. But further out it’s only glass and concrete. Even from here I can see [...]
Posted in notes, snapshots, zagreb on December 17, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I watch four squirrels run up and down a pair of snow-lined trees. The wood is damp and dark; the branches arch off in different directions, striking poses that remind me of oriental dancers. The squirrels disturb the comfortably sitting snow; small, furious flakes fly down from the branches and bark. Their running forms create [...]
Posted in landmarks, notes, snapshots on December 7, 2009 | 14 Comments »
The Trip Base Three Travel Secrets Tag floating around the internet has found its way to me, via Rob, Candice, Lauren and Nancy; people really want my secrets! And why not, there’s a master-list taking shape and I want to have a (small) say in it, so here goes.
Beyond the Bridge in Llanrwst, Wales
It’s been [...]
Posted in notes, writing on November 17, 2009 | 16 Comments »
I was fourteen when my world tumbled around. My parents had decided to move us back to India, and for the first time I had the freedom to step out of the over-protective cover I lived under and explore the surrounding chaos. It’s not as dramatic as waking up in an alien land, amidst and [...]
Posted in croatia, notes, snapshots, zagreb on September 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It’s that time of the year when summer bumps into something colder. One day it’s sweltering hot, the next there’s a thunderstorm. The see-sawing of the weather is taking a toll on the leaves, turning them from a fresh green to orange-red. They pull away from the branches and flirt with the wind; when they [...]
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