Kolkata is a city I love eternally. Calcutta or Kolkata is a city of reputation. An old city – an impossibly crowded city – a really dirty city. A city with…

It was a baby. No more than a month old. Ten small fingers and toes. Lying face up to the morning sun. On a sheet of newspaper. In the desolate back…

Travel notes June 2017 –  Today when I left home I felt a deep sense of gratefulness. The RideAustin driver named Ahmed drove silently on 71 west.  We crossed the Austin…

Sevilla is a light-washed Spanish city with narrow alleys of rugged cobblestone.  Ochre colored houses with white columns lean in from both sides when you step onto the alley. A Hyundai…