Stories about Castles and Gardens – Part 1
In April this year, after we returned from Mumbai, Ashwina and I restarted our visits to castles, gardens and houses around London. Our National Trust membership provides us with access to these...
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Ashwina reminded me that I hadn’t posted the sequel of my award-winning, must-read blog post titled Stories about Castles and Gardens. Ah, well, umm, it might not have won any awards, but it’s...
View ArticleA week in Suffolk
You might have read that we had some fun visiting castles and gardens. If you haven’t, then go ahead, click those links and come back here. I shall wait. In September, Ashwina, Baby and I embarked on...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2024 and 2023 In Review
I sit here on the last day of 2023, reflecting on the year that was. I have been blogging on ajaydsouza.com for over 20 years and have consistently written a year-in-review post for most of these...
View ArticleIndia Diaries – The 2024 Edition – with a twist
A long time ago, in March last year, the Ashwina and I returned to India for a brief holiday, carrying our precious little cargo, the one we shall henceforth refer to as Baby. You might have read or...
View ArticleA week in Norfolk
Last September, we spent a week on holiday in Suffolk. It only made sense to travel further north and visit Norfolk this time. Ashwina booked us into a National Trust cottage on the Blickling Estate...
View ArticleWordCamp Europe 2024 Recap – Experiences of a first time attendee
Nearly 11 years ago, I attended my first and only WordCamp in London, not knowing a soul. Fast forward to last year, I became active on X (formerly Twitter), and my circle expanded to amazing folks...
View ArticleStories about Castles and Gardens – Part 3
When I began writing about castles and gardens, I intended to wrap it up as a two-part series. However, as I sat down to finally draft a long-pending post, I realized that we’ve visited 10 National...
View ArticleThe Holiday in Cornwall
Our last holiday was at the end of April, when we travelled to Norfolk for a week. Little wonder that I was eagerly looking forward to this holiday in Cornwall. Our last visit to Cornwall was over...
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