Granada – a city I’d already visited in my head
Granada, imagined long before I arrived – the Generalife gardens, the white Albaicín, snow on the Sierra Nevada, and a flamenco night that surprised me.
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ArchiMate: Friend or Foe?
Is ArchiMate really used beyond the Netherlands? Does it deliver the traceability and code generation it promised? A skeptic’s verdict: respected, not loved.
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Ronda and Setenil – a Christmas Day escape
Two of Andalusia’s off-beat yet dramatic towns in a day: Ronda’s gorge-spanning Puente Nuevo and white cliffs, and Setenil, its streets tucked under the rock.
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Inconsistent world-building, all characters speak with American idioms
Rebels of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 2 out of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2025 I started listening to an audio version of this book, this review is about the story, not the audio. Many of the other 2-star reviews here resonate with what I think,…
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Great start but lame ending
Groosham Grange (Groosham Grange 1) by Anthony Horowitz Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 3 out of 5 stars Reviewed January 7, 2018 This book was prescribed reading for my son’s English class. I picked it up on a whim, and found I couldn’t put it down! Very funny and satirical, it kept…
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Michael – a brilliant sketch of the boy-man
Movie on IMDB Rating: 8 out of 10 It was not a natural choice for me, but I went along as B wanted to watch it. The movie turned out to be beautiful: deeply moving, and for me a whole new insight into the pop star and his life. I love some of Michael Jackson’s…
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Michelangelo
How could I have not catalogued Michelangelo? Re-reading my Italy by train series reminded me of my intense admiration for him.
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Sinhagad, the anchor trek (Pune Region)
We went up Sinhagad countless times. Being the closest non-trivial trek to Pune city, it was the go-to trek, not only for us, but for the whole Puneri trekking community. Pune, being an industrial city, had Thursdays off – so Thursday morning was a popular time for the hardcore trekkers to be there. The more…
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Trek the Sahyadris
From a 1993 internship in Pune to a lifetime love of the Sahyadris – the Western Ghats that ring the city. Treks in all seasons, all weathers, with an inner circle of friends who had rules, standards, and strong opinions about what counted as a real trek.
