Precnik’s Ljubljana: A City Built for Its People
A quiet walk through Ljubljana reveals the brilliance of celebrated architect Jože Plečnik—and his love for his city and his people.
Shashikiran Mullur
Waterloo’s Fields to Brussels’ Cafés: Past and Present Intertwined
Wandering in Waterloo, loafing around Brussels, sipping great coffee, savouring time past and time present.
A Seat in Vienna: Café Tables and Quiet Thoughts
A week in Vienna through its historic cafés—from Café Central to Café Landtmann—with visits to Salzburg, vegan meals, and quiet moments of reflection.
A Sunday in Vienna, with Zweig and Napoleon
A quiet morning in Vienna’s Burggarten, with Zweig in hand, reflecting on war, culture, and the peculiar grace of a city that carries its imperial past like a whisper.
Who’s Afraid Of Whom?
Among babblers, crows, dogs, and tigers—who really fears whom? A meditation on fear, authority, and coexistence in the natural and human worlds.
A Shift in the Season—and in the Ground Below
Droughts in Vietnam and Brazil, rising coffee prices, and shifting café habits are reshaping how Indian coffee growers farm in 2024.
In Tiger Country
We gaped at the tiger's gleaming coat, the elegance in her gait, her ease of being, the sheer majesty of her.
Sound and Silence in Coffee Country
Vagaries of weather might diminish the coffee, but they can't take away the green hills and trees of Malnad and the quiet of the country.
The Crested Serpent-Eagle
Sometimes, however, it did look down at us, its yellow-ringed eyes boring deep into our conscience.
The River Terns at the Bhadra
The terns are in the hundreds, thousands, flitting around, absorbed in what they're wired for, paying no attention to you or your boat.