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  • A brush with California’s volcanic and glacial past

    There’s a state on the west coast of the United States that’s known for its beaches, its wine country, it’s Pacific Coast drives, it’s entertainment capital, even its history of earthquakes. What a lot of people don’t talk about is that California has had many a brush with volcanic...
  • What’s in it for the little travellers?

    Driving through scenic routes, checking out eerie buildings, walking through a lava tube, watching whales of the great pacific, taking an open jeep safari into a wildlife sanctury, trekking more than a couple of miles to see elephant seals at their breeding station, looking down from swooning heights, strolling...
  • Where Pacifica meets the Pacific

    Just south of San Francisco is a beach town that is quieter and calmer in comparison. I hear it is a playground for surfers and hikers. We found ourselves visiting Pacifica, CA on a cloudy day so there weren’t a whole lot of surfers out at sea that day....
  • OurWorld: Room with a view

    While we were in Hawaii, we stayed at a very nicely-done up property on the west coast of Big Island. Here is a postcard-perfect sight from Hilton Waikaloa Village: a Pacific Ocean view, coconut palms and a Golf Course. Could one ask for more when on an anniversary-holiday?  There’s nothing...
  • Tipsy From the Trip*

    Tipsy from the Trip is a travel blog that features accounts of trips — from destinations in India to destinations in USA and a few places in between. You will find posts on popular must-see attractions and even lesser-known pockets. Blogging  journey I took to blogging because I was...
  • FLASHback – Volcano Tour on Big Island, HI

    A post from last summer :  (Also on IndiVine this week)  Inside Na Huku/ A lava tube on Big Island Volcano tour at Volcanoes National Park, Big Island Hawaii. Come, see steam vents, Kilauea Crater and a Lava Tube – click HERE...
  • Motion Sickness: Acupressure wrist bands to the rescue!

    Are you one of those people who do not enjoy travelling simply because ‘movement’ makes you sick? Do winding roads and Ghat Sections make you dread those trips to breathtaking hill stations? Do you hate having to pop those pills just before you set out on a road trip...
  • 100 and counting

    Tipsy from the trip just hit one hundred posts. On this occasion, this blogger has a big Thank you to say. Thank you to everybody who has come by and everybody who has left a comment. A special Thank You to the followers and subscribers of this blog, too....
  • Happy, friendly and touristy Kailua-Kona

    Is that Mr. Prsident with a Ukulele? I was disappointed by the fact that we had missed the opportunity to see Hulihe’e Palace. I had the palace as point no. 1 on the itinerary that I had drawn up but our plans went awry when we took time to...
  • Waikoloa Beach Resort – a destination within a destination

    Waikoloa Beach Resort in itself is a destination. This premier area on Waikoloa Beach Drive is known for its Golf courses, a couple of hotels, some villas and some upscale shopping, apart from its coastline, a salt and pepper beach and some water-sport activities, to name a few. The...
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