Sense & Nonsensibility

The second part of this extended vacation was one angle of America’s Music Triangle. As you enter NOLA, you have just entered one of the last places in this country where you can have an authentic experience, where you can dip your soul in the unique stew of people, geography, history and weather that buubles out its pot and brings us music – the cultural currency if the South. Jazz, blues, country, rock ‘n’ roll, bluegrass- akk the distinctly American music that’s been sent to every corner of the world, seasoned with new ingrdients- they were all born in the triangle. If you listen, you can hear Cajun melodies, Afican rhythms, a Latin beat and Saxons. Whatever the form, its all cooked in the southern heat and humidity informed by the lessons of survival- hurricanes, poverty and pride- always moving like the Mississippi. It was here that the great musical giants of American history rose. All the neon signs of the music clubs lining Frenchmen street making you think-  what ma...

Dear dreamers ! Its been so long since we chatted! I know this happens every year, that I start on a good blogging score for the first half of the year, then fall off the wagon. Lets hope this year, I sign off in time and start the next year with some great blogs! This year we put travelling high on the list of priorities and saw places and cultures I had never seen before. Between London in May ( I have talked about this endlessly), San Diego/ San Fran in September ( I’ll talk about this later), Chicago in November and New Orleans in December, This thanksgiving I headed over to Chicago to see a city that’s been on my bucket list for 7 years. Sudha, my partner in crime for most of my travel adventures met me there. I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t expect a major city like Chicago to be so shut down on thanksgiving day. I got there in the middle of a chilly, rainy day prepared with my best gear to brave the windy city and found the one Indian restaurant that was actually o...