The mention of California brings to mind swaying palm trees, surfers and the ocean, and that is exactly what one…
Maui: Beautiful Sunsets and Nature
Hawaii is known for its beaches, scenic beauty and laid back life style, the Island of Maui, the second largest…
Oahu: Beaches, Hikes and Mai Tai’s
Beautiful beaches and picture perfect sunsets, that’s the image that comes to mind when one thinks of Hawaii, and this…
Toledo: La Ciudad de las Tres Culturas
From the Visigoths to the Moors to the Reconquista, Toledo has been the witness to several thriving cultures each of…
A Short Trip to Montreal
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…
The Open Roads 