The Globe Caravan

An endorsement in TV once showed,  Malaysia  is ‘Truly Asia’. I did not pay much attention to it until I experienced it myself. On 19 th  July, 2013 I, along with three of my close  pals Tomal ,Bhaskar and Bhupesh went to explore the country. Our trip included two places- Kualalumpur and Langkawi Islands.  We reached Kualalumpur at 12.00am and checked in to our hotel, Citin Pudu  which is located at the heart of the city. On the morning  of 20 th , we were taken around the city by our tour guide which comprised of visit to King’s Palace called Istana Negara.  We were awestruck by the huge sprawling campus and the architecture of the palace. We also went to see the National Mosque, KL city Gallery, the Independent Square, Beryl’s Chocolate Kingdom, the Pewter Factory and many more.  The taste of Chilly Chocolate in the Beryl’s Kingdom,  the methodology of making alloy in the Pewter factory and the artefacts and the city model in the KL...

            L ove perfumes? Then read on… On my visit to the South of France, I went to Grasse (pronounced as Ghaas ). Grasse, a town on the French Riviera is situated amidst the hills to the north of Cannes. It is considered to be the “World Capital of Perfumes”. There are many perfumeries in that region, of which Galimard, founded in 1747, is considered to be the oldest one in the region. The long established heritage is celebrated at the Musee International de la Parfumerie. ( Galimard ) Entrance to the Perfumery                 Galimard has been a wonderful learning experience. We were welcomed at the factory by Crystal, a bright smart lady who has been working there for the last 28 years. She enlightened us on the complicated and long methodology involved in the manufacture of perfumes. Perfume or rather ‘Parfum’ is a mixture of flower petals, alcohols, fixative and...