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  • Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical park

    Some lessons in Hawaiian Culture

    It was our first full day on Big Island, HI. What we had planned for the day was a Hawaiian culture tour on the west coast of the island: A visit to Hulihe’e Palace, which was the summer palace of the nobles (now a museum), see Pu’uhonua O Honaunau...
  • Cooper Garrod - wine-tasting room

    Wine tasting at Cooper Garrod

      If there’s no wine at home, it only means one thing — its time to head to a winery! And a little wine tasting would do no harm. Why go far away when the Santa Cruz Mountains are just a stone’s throw from where we live. This time we...
  • Oakland’s own little Africa

                          Oakland, CA has a little piece of Africa just off highway 580. If Oakland is closer to where you live, than Africa is, you might as well visit Oakland Zoo to experience a bit of the continent, in...
  • Singapore Lingo or Singlish

    Came across: In Print, in Singapore

    Fun facts from Singapore: Some Singlish and other interesting info that may or may not be true. Whether you're visiting or not, you'll find this amusing. ...
  • Chained here is a restless spirit

    The Chain Tree in Wayanad is a stop for many a curious traveller on the Kozhikode-Wayanad* route. The chain hanging from it was not put there by accident neither was it meant to be decoration. This tree has a story to tell. This story dates back to the time when...
  • Chinatown, San Francisco

    Window shopping in Chinatown

    Among the top attractions in San Francisco is a Chinatown, made right here is this city by the bay. Here are a few pictures from a walk or better still – a window shopping session in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Before you look at the pictures, you might want to...
  • Picchetti winery

    Swirl, smell, sip at Picchetti

    American Independence day, they say is best celebrated with hot dogs and ice cream or barbecued food. I beg to differ, given that I chose to celebrate the 4 of July that just went by, with Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Merlot among other exotic tastes, at an idyllic location...
  • A park so prim and proper

    When I visited the Japanese Friendship Garden in San Jose, California it was the first time I had ever visited a Japanese Garden.  My walk in the park showed me greenery, rock sculpture, bridges and ponds that made up the landscaping. I was so impressed by the over all effect....
  • A little bit of Egypt in San Jose

    The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose is said to be the only Egyptian styled building to house artifacts of the early Egyptian people....
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