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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 … More

basilicanotredame, marchebonsecours, montreal, mountroyal, oldtownmontreal

Emerald City: Seattle

With the first known settlements dating back to 4000 BCE the modern city of Seattle can be traced to around … More

alkibeach, chihuly, freemonttroll, greenlake, lakewashington, pikeplace, pugetsound, seattle

Crater Lake

The deepest lake in the US, the area with one of the highest annual snowfall, a lake formed by the … More

craterlake, klamathfalls, mtmazama, runningyranch

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 … More

bavariantown, cascadesloop, leavenworth, lightfestival, northwest

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 … More

geysers, norrisbasin, oldfaithful, steamboargeyser, supervolcano, yellowstone

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 … More

GrandBend, London, Ontario, PortStanley, RichmondStreet, Western

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 … More

buddhist, gandhara, sirkap, sirsukh, stupa, taxila

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 … More

galiyat, muree, nathiagali

California Wine Country

Vineyards and wineries dot the the beautiful California landscape. From Temecula in the South, to Paso Robles and Santa Barbara … More

andersenvalley, drycreek, mendocino, napa, russianrivervalley, sonoma, winecountry

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 … More

Glowworms, Taranaki, Wellington, Whanganui, WIneTrailNZ

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 … More

camper, carvanning, downunder, kiwi

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 … More

Bangkok, beaches, buddha, huahin, temple

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