Trip to Switzerland: Part 1 – Reaching Interlaken
We were involved in the daily grind of office, and were really needing a break. The initial plan was to plan a trip to…
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Pitti Palace -The Florentine Grandeur
We thanked the museum staff for the courtesy extended to us. We went to admire the lush green Boboli Gardens, the mid sixteenth century garden style which incorporated longer axial developments, wide gravel avenues, a large amphitheater built of stone and the lavish statuary and fountains.
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Florence – Reminiscence of the Renaissance
So we all went to the Gates of Paradise – the beautiful, descriptive, golden doors of the octagonal baptistery. They were beautiful and were given this name by none other than Michelangelo.
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Sardinia – Sun, Sand, Sizzle
I went to the Italian island of Sardinia for a four day break with 6 friends of mine a couple of months ago. We…
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Being a tourist in San Francisco
I have had occasion to go to San Francisco a few times, basically due to work related travel. The first time, I got a…
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Beautiful Cornwall (2) – Eden and Heligan
This is in continuation of my previous post on Cornwall, where on the first day we had spent some time exploring and experiencing the…
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A Walk in the Rain – Kolad
And so the monsoon has come back. It is truly the most beautiful and sublime act of nature if we ignore its capacity for…
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Beautiful Cornwall (1) – Rebecca’s walk
Soon we came close to Fowey, and came across a broken down castle ruin and the beach at Readymoney cove. This is where we sat on the rocks by the sea, and briefly enjoyed the wine and crisps that I had lugged all the way in my backpack. We soon left as the water began to rise rapidly with the evening tide.
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My first plane ride… destination Singapore
It was seven years back… we took off from New Delhi airport and I had embarked on my very first plane ride. We were…
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The walking tour of Zurich
Zurich (“Zu-reich” in German means too rich), the business and cultural capital of Switzerland, lies at the north end of Zurich Lake, in the…
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Meeting with Monalisa and Mr. Eiffel – Part 2
This post is in continuation of Meeting with Monalisa and Mr. Eiffel – Part 1. We had already met Monalisa and were going to…
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Cu Chi Tunnels Near Ho Chi Minh City
The first time I went abroad was in the year 1995 when Kuberan was a consultant to UNDP in Vietnam. It was an experience…
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