I had planned several times to visit the city of Montreal while I was living in upstate New York in…
Emerald City: Seattle
With the first known settlements dating back to 4000 BCE the modern city of Seattle can be traced to around…
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the US, the area with one of the highest annual snowfall, a lake formed by the…
Leavenworth – A Bavarian Village in America
Walking through Leavenworth, a quaint little town with Chalet style buildings nestled in the mountains you may think that you…
Yellowstone National Park: Geysers and More
Standing on top of a super volcano, hot mud bubbling just meters away with periodic eruption of geysers, it is…
Canada Diaries: The Other London
I had nearly finished writing this piece in early June ’21, on my experiences in London ON, when the sad…
Taxila: A glimpse into the past
With ruins dating back to the 3rd millennium BC, the UNESO World Heritage sites around Taxila a town in modern…
Galiyat Region: A trip to Nathiagali
Hiking to the top of a snow covered mountain, a group of college students playing the rubab, a troop of…
California Wine Country
Vineyards and wineries dot the the beautiful California landscape. From Temecula in the South, to Paso Robles and Santa Barbara…
Caravanning Across New Zealand II: Wine Trail, a Volcano and Glowworms
The wine trail in New Zealand Starts at Hawkes Bay (around the town of Napier) and continues South, and on…
Caravanning across New Zealand I: Beaches and the Wine Trail (2015)
Maneuvering a high roof camper van on a mountain road with strong crosswinds makes for a nerve wrecking drive; I…
Thailand: Bangkok & Hua Hin (2019)
Situated on the banks of the Chao Phraya river, the origins of the now bustling city of Bangkok can be…
The Open Roads 