Just as summer temperatures were beginning to take over the really-short spring season that the Indian subcontinent gets, we decided to hit what I’d like to call ‘Karnataka’s Sculptural Triangle just…
Category: Art and Architecture
Murudeshwar: Where everything seems to be massive
Just off what was popularly known as NH -17* (Edapally- Panvel Highway, now NH- 66), around 80 kilometres south of Gokarna is another temple town, known for its Shiva temple,…
Of pillars of chiselled art, murals and legends
Every now and then, I have what I call ‘travel cravings.’ Sometimes I crave the seas; sometimes, the mountains; and sometimes, forests. I recently had this strong desire to see…
Steeped in History, Royalty and Splendour
Lalitha Mahal Palace, Mysore (side view) I was wowed by it the first time I saw it. That was over a decade ago. I was in college and in the…
Adding some Greek and Roman touch to San Francisco
Palace of Fine Arts is a must-see structure in San Francisco, CA. Built in Greek and Roman style of architecture …
A Home in a Tree-Trunk
Ever seen a whole home inside a tree trunk. You have to see the One Log House in California to believe it!
World’s tallest free-standing totem pole!
A few miles north of the Drive Thru Chandlier Tree is another tourist attraction literally nestled among Redwood Trees of North California — a place called Confusion Hill (in Piercy,…
Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco – I
Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. Check. This Japanese attraction had been on my list of places to visit ever since we did a five-hour city tour of San Francisco,…
A Garden of Sculptures in San Francisco
Did you know: There’s a Sculpture Garden in San Francisco’s De Young Museum? If you haven’t visited, yet, De Young Museum is situated in Golden Gate Park not very far…
Postcard perfect: Seven Sisters or the Painted Ladies
Call them Seven Sisters or the Painted Ladies; these seven beautiful ladies add a dash of unequaled charm to the city called San Francisco. We all know that San Francisco cannot quite be separated…