Dehradun, June 13 -- Culinary Chronicles

There was apprehension about transiting through Jeddah for more than twenty-four hours with a toddler. I had to gather all my courage because there was no other option if I wanted to fly to Asmara on that date.

Tiger was appointed as an Operations and Logistics Officer for a United Nations Mission in Eritrea. Our cub and I were to follow him after a fortnight, once he had settled there.

I was led to believe that Arabs are not very kind towards traversing travelers, which made me decide to stay at the airport rather than check into a hotel for the duration.

I was struggling down the air stairs, balancing little Cub in one arm and two pieces of hand luggage in the other amidst the strong gusts. S...