Carrying the burden of fate
This is one of the most disturbing images of life in the higher reaches of northern India. Because of the …Continue reading →
View ArticleYou are your own engine
My two favourite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect …Continue reading →
View ArticleWheels of fortune
This bicycle sale and repair shop In Downtown Manama, with bicycles hanging upside down, perhaps exemplifies the lives of thousands …Continue reading →
View ArticleGoing Home
A flock of birds takes to the skies on its way home after a hard day out.Filed under: Picture of …Continue reading →
View ArticleMumbai? No, not quite!
We drove down to Mumbai on the way home from work this afternoon. The hunger pangs were severe and the traffic down to a crawl as usual at that time of the day. And, since Mumbai Spices, located within...
View ArticleLiving Life
This rather rickety old bicycle parked in a nondescript corner of our compound brought back memories. I still remember the time when I first tried to ride one and fell flat on my face. I also recall...
View ArticleHe still cycles to work
Bicycles might be down and out for most of us as a regular mode of transport, especially outside of some countries in Western Europe, but the humble gardener still uses the trusty mode of transport....
View ArticleMorning feast
Nothing like a traditional Bahraini breakfast at the start of a working day. And that’s what happened today. It always happens. I start work very early in the day and that means no (or a very hurried)...
View ArticleLooking back
A longer than usual halt at the traffic lights on way to work this morning was an opportunity to look back and see a queue of cars lining up behind us. Traffic is usually smooth at this time of the day...
View ArticleThe spice of life is not in tradition any more
Bahrain’s Spice Market may not hold charm for the local population any more but, tucked away in the lanes of the Old Suq in the capital, Manama, it is a must visit for tourists and visitors. The...
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