“How many godly creatures are there here!/ How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,/ That has such people in ‘t!” Almost 600 miles away, in the state of Ohio, lay Cleveland that beckoned to us, one weekend, like a shiny unfamiliar constellation. We made a priority stop at the […]
North America
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We set out, under a cerulean blue sky striated with clouds, a day marred with perfection, to Massachusetts’ largest, Boston. # Quincy Market, the city’s first public marketplace, is the soul of Beantown; its Greek-style architecture, historic location by Faneuil Hall, the arcades of food vendors (read divine Italian pastries […]
Away from the razzle-dazzle of New York City, along Route 20 lies an offbeat trail of Native American history. In the first week of July, it drew us into its charming aura. “Sometimes the most scenic roads are the detours you didn’t mean to take.” Six stops of significance were […]
“The mountains are calling, and I must go.” One weekend, in the mood for adventure, we loaded the car with a few friends, and drove towards Tennessee. 14 hours and 2000 miles, over a weekend, just to experience the magic of the Great Smoky Mountains! In what was the first […]
If you’re planning a trip to Texas and do land up in its largest city, Houston, here are some ways to be absolutely touristy. 1. As you’re riding through this populous state, it’s most likely that you will realize how massive it is. 6-lane roads, futuristic skyscrapers on one hand, […]
One morning, in the midst of the trees bursting with amber colored leaves, we took off on a road journey towards New Hampshire, New England’s famous fall state. Autumn had arrived without any warning. From Connecticut via the border of the green state of Vermont, the beauty was severe. The […]
Sans plan, a few friends, and us, mapped out our 4th July-long weekend along the undulating east coast, from CT to the state of Maine. First, we were greeted by Portland, where, the occasional warmth from the sun, howling winds, the swirl of the sea and the incessant drizzle from […]
By the end of what was a painfully long New England winter, we found ourselves on a windows-unrolled-feet-up road journey towards the Capital. The overcast skies had nothing to do with our weekend plans. We drove from CT to NY to NJ to DE to MD to DC, got a […]
We spent just about five hours – a day before Thanksgiving – in the heart of Chicago. To put it mildly: Gotham freaking City! Uncanny resemblance to virtual world (fact is, and even though, The Dark Knight series was shot in several locations here). The Navy Pier: There it stood, […]
“Christmas doesn’t come from a store, Christmas means a little bit more.” Christmas in New York City is sparkling, manic and merry (indeed!). And quintessential. Yet amusing. And wonderful. And magical. And occasionally warm due to the gallons of double espressos consumed. Anything we say would be too little. Luckily, […]
There are only a few things more thrilling than a Mustang and fall colours, and them together. We checked this off our bucket-list, one beautiful October morning. Moaning winds and a partly sunlit autumn sky – enhancing the greens, yellows and oranges of the maple – was a day we, […]