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“Yosemite Park… None can escape its charms. Its natural beauty cleans and warms like a fire, and you will be willing to stay forever in one place like a tree.” ― John Muir Set in the heart of California, Yosemite National Park is without doubt our favorite national park destination in the state. An easy drive from either north or south of California, the park gets crowded during the summer providing an easy weekend getaway for…

We just came back from a week-long trip to Morocco along with our dear friends @ Tripinerary.com. It was an amazing experience and here is the itinerary we followed. Hope it helps in planning your trip! Getting To Morocco Morocco has several international airports providing connectivity to places in Europe and Africa. If you are flying in from Continental America, as we were, you will be landing in Casablanca’s Mohammad V International Airport.  We recommend…

Before I visit someplace I find reading something about it through travel guides, history books or simply novels really useful. You get a good sense of the historical and cultural context which deepens your travel experience. For a trip to Istanbul, my personal recommendations are- Fodor’s Istanbul’s 25 Best – A short travel guide that gives you the highlights on what to do Istanbul. Carry this along and you don’t really need your own itinerary.…

Why this trip? Back in the day, when we used to call St. Louis our home, winters would be long and painful.  Being from a tropical country like India, it takes a little time to get used to 6 month winters. Well, it was almost March and I had had it with sitting at home and staring at the cold, forlorn streets. I really needed to get out. Since we only had a weekend and…

“Are we there yet?” That dreaded question that parents fear the most on road trips! A question that leads to other questions – ‘How much longer? Can I watch more videos? I am bored, what do I do? ’ Let’s face it, you can’t really blame your kids for their impatience. Long road trips are hard – sitting in one position, in a small confined space with fast-flying views (which they don’t really care about)…

This is the 2nd part of 3 post-series on our experiences in Bhutan. The other two posts cover our time in Thimpu and Paro! Highlights: Dochula Pass, The Temple of Fertility, The Punakha Dzong, The Wangdiphodrang Dzong and Namgay Monastery At Dochula Pass Heading to Dochula Pass We managed to head out of Thimpu late afternoon and were on the road by 3.00 PM for the next leg of our trip. The terrain from Punakha…

This post is the last part of 3 post-series on our experiences in Bhutan. The first two posts talks about our experiences in Thimpu and Punakha valley respectively Planned Highlights : National Museum – Taktsang Monastery – Paro Dzong – Cheri Lang Monastery Reality Check We had grand plans for Paro, but we barely made through any of them. Travel exhaustion finally hit us on this leg of our journey. I don’t know if it…

Exploring Thimpu in 2 days! This is the first post in a 3-post series chronicling our itinerary and experiences in Bhutan. Click to read about Paro and Punakha Valley Royal Palace Highlights: National Memorial Chorten – Changangkha Monastery – Weekend Handicraft Market – Sangay View Point Getting There Armed with a guidebook, printouts from various blog entries and a properly planned itinerary, we waited for our Druk Air flight at the lounge in the Calcutta…