She was a woman of a certain age. Attractive, but with history. I poured her another marti...
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Author Archives: Gehan
Merry Christmas – Carpe the Hell out of this Diem!
We’ve spend the best part of 2020 worrying about the health of our older relatives, the ...
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It’s really not that bad
The youth was about 14 or 15. My age. He was running for his life. Naked, except for the t...
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My Life in Lockdowns
I was playing outside our home in Sri Lanka when the military Jeep roared up. There was ...
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Coronavirus Diaries
A couple of chaps were driving around on a Sunday evening looking for toilet paper - they ...
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Travel in the Age of Coronavirus
It was only a few weeks ago, but it seemed like we were living in a different age. My lo...
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Merry Christmas from Martini Mandate!
My Christmas story begins in a small town in Pennsylvania. A group of men gather at the ...
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The Most Beautiful City in the World
Barely ten minutes after landing at Marco Polo airport in Venice, I was swinging my bag on...
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Vegetarians – An Inconvenient Truth
Red meat is good for you. A team of respected mathematicians examined the same research th...
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A Night in Colombo
It’s my first visit to Colombo since the terrible Easter Sunday bombings. The nation h...
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I Just Want Stuff to Work!
British Airways flight 183 was taxiing for takeoff from London’s Heathrow Airport. It wa...
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The Chelsea Flower Show, Brexit, and Women Leaders
My nostrils twitched as I entered the Chelsea Flower Show. The pollen count was overwhel...
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