Ajay

Ajay

My name is Ajay D’Souza and I’m a blogger and WordPress developer who has a passion for creating and sharing. I also have a professional career as an Investment Banker.

A Devon Getaway

It’s September, and September means Ajay and Ashwina set out for their annual holiday. This year was no different. We don’t take a holiday in August to avoid the mad rush and crazy prices. The raging pandemic made it a…

Top 10 v3.0.0

I released Top 10 v3 earlier this week. This is a major version with several new features added, lots of bugs fixed and significant code cleanups. The biggest change, by far, is the brand new Top_Ten_Query which brings the power…

Escape to Cornwall – 2021 edition

Our last holiday was in Somerset, but that was so long go I’ve almost forgotten about it. We had a holiday planned in November 2020 but had to cancel it as the UK went into another lockdown on the day…

A reading update

Michael Connelly - The Concreate Blonde

In 2019, I ended up reading just 15 books, down from 30 books in 2018. This year I’ve decided to set a target to read 20 books. While it might appear to be not as much as many others, I…

I’m switching to Signal

I’ve been a very long time user on WhatsApp. While I can’t remember the exact date I signed up, I reckon this was probably around 2013, before Facebook acquired it for an eye-watering amount. For me, it was also an…

Happy New Year 2021!

And what a year has it been! I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year 2021! Continuing my very long–standing tradition, below is a snapshot of my life in 2020. Life We started 2020 in India and have ended it in…

Deal and Walmer Castle

Walmer Castle

This update has been on the charts for more than two months. While everyone knows that this year has been unpredictable, Ashwina and I have tried to get out when we could. Unfortunately, not as frequently as we hoped. On…

A Week in Somerset

We’ve been home since our last trip to Dover a few days before the UK went into lockdown. That’s about 4 months of being at home and 6 months since our last holiday. Needing a much-deserved break, we filed for…