Mile 327 and an unofficial tree post office: Nairobi’s time capsule
In 1890, a British railroad camp was set up on the Kampala- Mombasa railway and simply called Mile 327. Today it goes by the name of Nairobi.
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Getting even with revenge travel
There was a time when time was limited and there was much to see, I’d descend on a city with a vengeance, determined to see everything, too fast, too soon.
Trail of the low-carbon footprint
The pandemic has summarily proved that working towards a sustainable planet is the need of the hour. Here’s how UAE’s eco-warriors are going green — in their own ways… and very innovatively
Futureproofing your loved ones
Estate and succession planning has suddenly acquired a new lease of life, thanks to Covid.
Gede: Where the spirits reside
When cracking a crab shell by the sea one evening, I heard of Gede from the waiter trying to help me with it as Dean Martin’s That’s Amore played in the background.
COVID: Grief and worry consume expats in the UAE
As India gets battered with the second wave of Covid-19, for the Indian diaspora, the battle to maintain sanity has become a constant — with them wondering when they can visit family and friends back home again.
Ghosts and ghostbusters
Ghosting has nothing to do with the supernatural, and everything to do with our Net-enabled lifestyles. How does one survive an unexplained online rejection and move on with life?