I signed with Habiba and Mario to do this book in November 2005 and it’s been a long time in coming out. Mario gave me quite a number of wonderful drawings which would have made a good book by itself, but I wanted to do something much more serious. It had to be something more worthy of the magnificent variety in his vast body of work. Work that has delighted both the common man and the connoisseur for more than half a century.

       Long long ago, in the mystical land of Mardol, there stood a tower tall and stately. It towered alone over the Mahalsa temple in Ponda taluka.

       The centre of Baga’s nightlife is Tito’s Road. Its lower end is dominated by the complex that gives it its name – Tito’s Restaurant, Tito’s Nightclub, and Mambo’s pub. We’re really not night-club types so we gave that a miss, but we did enjoy quite a few visits to Mambo's, which is an open air pub situated where Tito’s Road meets the beach. It became our favourite spot for after dinner drinks and I think I gradually worked my way through their comprehensive cocktail list ;-)

       If you need help then perhaps you can get extra luggage for your flight. If you Mention our charity and charity number (available on our website) then depending on which airline you are flying with you might get up to 25kg extra allowance!!!! If you have old children's clothes that are clean and in good condition and have a spare bit of room in you case then why not bring it out and take it to Children Walking Tall. See the picture for some of the new clothes we have given out....