A (lego) land of unlimited creative inspiration

It was December and the schools had closed for Christmas and New Year. That meant it was time for a trip and since the previous trip was to a National…

One morning on Payyambalam Beach

When one is visiting Kerala on India’s west coast, there’s no missing the beaches. Northern Kerala has several unassuming beaches and even the ones that are popular among the locals…

A balcony with a Venetian View

A few years back, there was a time when we needed to break from the daily grind and we made a quick weekend trip to the Central Coast of California.…

Found: Capitola mural in Capitola

Capitola in California’s Central Coast– in Santa Cruz county to be exact — has a lot of street art all over town. Having shown you some art on a doorway,…

Our World: Future of Flight Aviation Center

If you have a kid who has a fascination for machines that fly, Future of Flight Aviation Center in Mukilteo (a few miles north of Seattle – Washington ) will…

One evening in SeaTac

Sunrises and sunset are always magical. I’ve said that before, haven’t I? Let me say it again — whether it is a seaside sunset or a hill top sunrise or…

Found on Capitola Beach: A seawall of Tile Art

This week for Monday Mural, I’m taking you back to Capitola to show you some art-on-ceramic-tiles along a seawall in this seaside village on California’s Central Coast. This tile art…

Our World: Folsom Lake

The weekend before last we drove through Patterson Pass Road and saw what the rains had done to the Diablo Range this winter. Then last weekend we went east to see…

Found in Capitola | Rainforest Mural

This week for Monday Mural,  I’m taking you back to Capitola, CA. And this time, what I have to show you in this coastal town is a rainforest mural. It…

The hills are alive again

East of San Francisco Bay Area in California lies a mountain range known for its considerably low hills that are dry in the summer but turn green when winter rains…