In September of this year, Kapil and I moved out of St. Louis after having lived there for almost 3 years. Since I had been clamoring for the big city life for so long I had not anticipated the wave of loss to hit me as I got ready to “leave on a jet plane”. Putting my thoughts to paper, I had planned to publish this post some time ago, but the craziness of the…
Destinations
I was in a shock of total five minutes when our car left the Delhi airport driveways and hit the main road. The state of Indian traffic, congestion and chaos had passed into deep recesses of my brain and it was pulled back rudely into the front with a jolt. As our cab weaved in and out of insanely blocked lanes, my heart skipped a few beats. My mind took a few minutes to locate some…
Experiencing the Key West in A Day ! Wild, but possible! Some of the most beautiful beaches in the US are found in a group of islands off the coast of South Florida known as “The Keys”. Connected to the mainland by the 100 mile National Highway 1, these islands offer the whole gamut of conventional and unconventional tourist activities. The Keys are logically and geographically divided into 3 segments – the Upper Keys which…
When I started reading From the Holy Mountain by William Dalrymple, I struggled to put things in context as it covered the history and the current existence of Christian monasteries in the countries of Turkey. I figured to make sense of it all, I needed to read the history of Turkey – Wikipedia wasn’t going to be enough. I chanced upon “A Traveller’s History of Turkey” in the library. This book is a cliff notes version…
The Blind Assassin book is my pick for Canada for Around the World! I always have very high expectations from award-winning books and I am usually not disappointed. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood was an exception. The novel traces the story of Iris & Laura Chase, two sisters born into a rich but fading household in a small industrial town in Canada. Our narrator is Iris Chase, the elder sister who unravels her life…
There is not much you can do on a weekend in Hyderabad especially if you are single and bored to death. There are only so many rounds of malls, restaurants and pubs that one can make. A good weekend getaway is what you need to shake out the monotony of the city and Srisailam is the perfect place if you are looking for fresh air and peace. Located 232 kilometers from Hyderabad, reachable by road,…
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