India is people and packed places. India overwhelms you as soon as you step out of the air-conditioned airport. India is smells and sounds. A canvas of rushing humanity – bodies…

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…

My daughter’s small hand was moist and sticky. I held it tightly and exited the KLM Jet. We lumbered down the portable stairs and stood on the runway. It was a…

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…