They don’t make holidays like this anymore. This is an account of an enthralling school holiday in the summer of '76 covering over 7000 km in 25 days
A School Trip to Remember
Doha Diaries
Doha, the venue for FIFA World Cup 2022 has lot to offer besides football
A Dalmatian Sojourn
This year, the start of the Easter break saw me, my wife and my daughter board EasyJet’s non-stop flight from Geneva to Split, Croatia. When the idea of visiting Croatia was first proposed, I was unsure. After all, as a student, I had travelled to former Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe was not priority. My family,... Continue Reading →
If it’s Saturday it Must be Khanderi
Mumbai-Khandheri, December 29th-30th 2018 Saturday 29th December Today is the day of the sailing cruise to Kanhoji Angre Island a.k.a. Khanderi, not to be mistaken with the uber-Mumbai suburb of Andheri. On the Saturday of Christmas week, three sailing clubs of Mumbai come together to host this annual event. A thirty-some bunch of sailors assemble... Continue Reading →
Rhyme & Rhythm in Morocco
Total read time of 10 minutes with videos. In a few days from today, it will be one year since I set foot on Moroccan soil to join 14 other IBM colleagues, from across the globe, to participate in what was the tenth edition of IBM’s Corporate Service Corps (CSC) mission in Morocco. Fondly known... Continue Reading →
Why The World Needs More Canada
This happened a few weeks ago at Vancouver, B.C. just before my birthday. My nephew was driving me in downtown Vancouver and we were headed to Chapters bookstore. Just before getting there he asked whether I was looking for a specific book. I told him yes, that I was wanting to check out “The World... Continue Reading →
Celebrating ‘Earth Day’ in Marrakech
April 22-23, Marrakech, #IBMCSC #CSCMor10 #IBMCSCMorocco10 #CitizenIBM It's 22nd April; its Earth Day and we are on the road to Marrakech via Casablanca. In Morocco, I have been less involved in checking my Twitter account but today I happen to do so. Twitter is humming with messages reminding us of the significance of Earth Day.... Continue Reading →
Fes: The Shopping Capital of Morocco
April 16, Rabat, #IBMCSC #CSCMor10 #IBMCSCMorocco10 #CitizenIBM Fes is a must-do for travelers to Morocco. We are visiting Fes for just the day and decide to take the very first train departing Rabat. Our train is late by about 45 minutes but that hasn't dampened our spirits. Fes was the former capital of Morocco till... Continue Reading →
Hiking in the Rif Mountains
April 9, Chefchaouen, #IBMCSC #CSCMorocco10 #CitizenIBM Today is a day committed to hiking. We leave our hotel after an early breakfast to go hiking in the Rif mountains. Our destination is the Cascade (waterfall) Akchour. We first drive for about 45 minutes to get to our starting point. We are 11 of us today and... Continue Reading →
A Weekend Visit to Chefchaouen
April 8, Chefchaouen, #IBMCSC #CSCMorocco10 #CitizenIBM We leave our Rabat hotel at 5:10 a.m. for Chefchaouen, an out-of-the-world medieval era town about 250 km N.E. of Rabat. Chefchaouen is in the Rif mountain region famous for its blue coloured buildings and is known as the blue town. We divide ourselves into two Ford Tourneo vans.... Continue Reading →
Bienvenue en Maroc
Rabat, 1 April '17. #IBMCSC #CSCMorocco10 #CitizenIBM Landed in Casablanca after transiting through Abu Dhabi. My flight path is very interesting; we pass over Cairo; avoid Libya and travel through the entire length of Algeria before entering Morocco only to get a spectacular view of the Atlas mountains on the port side of the airplane.... Continue Reading →
Morocco Calling !
Mumbai, 31 March 2017 #IBMCSC #CSCMorocc10 Am at Mumbai International airport waiting to board my flight to Casablanca via Abu Dhabi. Am wondering if this is for real. Am fascinated by the benevolence of and grateful to IBM that has made this sojourn possible. IBM launched its Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program in 2008, around... Continue Reading →
Shakti's Musings: Blogs on everything under the sun 