Previous The Loch Ard Gorge near the magnificent Twelve Apostles in the Port Campbell National Park in Victoria, Australia seems straight out of a picture postcard. Loch Ard Gorge While it may look like the perfect romantic setting, there is a tragedy behind its name. The gorge is named after the clipper ship Loch Ard,ContinueContinue reading “The Tragic Tale of the Loch Ard Gorge in Victoria, Australia”
Author Archives: Leena T Pandey
Umbrellas Out in Munnar
Building on Debbie Smyth’s One Word Sunday post, Umbrella, for this Sunday. One of my favorite pics of our trip to Munnar, Kerala in South India. Heavy rains followed by dazzling sunshine characterized this trip An earthworm comes out to investigate The three of us just had one umbrella between us
The Penguin Parade at Philip Island, Australia
While planning my trip to Australia, I noticed that one of the most recommended ‘Things To See around Melbourne was the Penguin Parade. To be honest, when I booked our tickets for the parade, I just had a vague idea that it was about little penguins, which I assumed was a quaint way of referringContinueContinue reading “The Penguin Parade at Philip Island, Australia”
Year 2012 Trips
Prev January in Bhimtal We started our new year in Bhimtal. My sister and family were visiting. My li’l niece turned One on Dec 31, so we partied into the New Year. We also made a day trip to Mukteshwar. January – A New Arrival in the Family We got a little puppy for myContinueContinue reading “Year 2012 Trips”
Writing Resources
List of publications, contests etc that accept submissions. Focus is primarily Indian/Asian Blogs Cha Journal – Hong Kong-based Asian Literary Journal – Can submit reviews of listed books, or submit own book for review Contests/Submissions Inkfeathers.com Laughter anthology No submission feeIf selected, publishing fee of Rs1000/-; Theme – funny anecdotesDeadline – 30th September 2020Word limitContinueContinue reading “Writing Resources”
Mamallapuram–City of Temples
Previous It was our second day in the coastal town of Mamallapuram (aka Mahabalipuram) in Tamil Nadu, South India, and we had yet to explore its famous temples. The historical town of Mamallapuram has a collection of temples and other religious monuments, which have been quite unimaginatively labelled as the Group of Monuments. This GroupContinueContinue reading “Mamallapuram–City of Temples”
My Writing Calendar
What with the work from home situation, getting a Kindle Unlimited subscription, and discovering new shows on Amazon Prime, I’ve been quite irregular in my writing. As a sort of motivational measure, I’ve decided to start a writing calendar. Nothing fancy. Just a table with notes-to-self and deadlines to sort out things I’m planning (allContinueContinue reading “My Writing Calendar”
The Rasagullas
Somda arranged four rasagullas in a plate, fluffed up the sofa, and settled down to read a heavy, leather-bound book. Rajat watched these preparations from the doorway. His mouth watered. He had gulped down his share of the rasagullas as soon as the visitor who brought them had left. But this had only left himContinueContinue reading “The Rasagullas”
Sneaking out
We have been in the novel Coronavirus-induced lockdown for more than a month now. Most of us are fantasizing about the day we would be able to move around safely and legally. Meanwhile, what about those who are trying to sneak out during the Covid-19 lockdown? https://youtu.be/6-IqB-U32Jk Copyright info All background sounds downloaded from https://freesound.org/.ContinueContinue reading “Sneaking out”
My Travel Log (2000 to 2008)
Year 2000 to 2008 My son was born in year 2000. I started maintaining a travel log for my son so that he could read all about it when he was grown up. Every year, I took a print out of the log and attached it to his baby book. It turned out to beContinueContinue reading “My Travel Log (2000 to 2008)”
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