Gondwana or Gondwanaland was a supercontinent that existed from the Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) until the Jurassic (about 180 million ...

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I inherited my passion for photography from my Dad. Between the mid-fifties through to the late seventies he used a series of cameras including a ...

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My Aunt Carmen passed away a week ago. She was 92.  One of four siblings, of which my mother was the eldest, she was the last living member of her ...

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29th June, 2019. Calangute, Goa. 6.30am A dull, continuous roar from the direction of the horizon catches my attention. Initially, I mistake it for ...

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A few years ago I managed to coax my wife to join me on a birding weekend to a remote but beautiful location in Goa. We did see a large number of ...

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She was beautiful. Her jet black coat was exceptionally glossy and gave her a slightly demonic air that prompted us to name her 'Buffy', after the ...

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I love Goa. Having said that, the one time of the year that I am least inclined to visit is - surprisingly - during Christmas. Packed with tourists, ...

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My Dad was born on the 23rd December 1919. Being a few days away from Christmas it was the ideal time to throw a party and over time 'Leon's ...

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A few days ago, on my most recent trip to Goa, I had a magical encounter with a shikra... 17, November 2018. I needed to be in Goa for a day to ...

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