Curry Up Now – Indian cuisine with an international twist
Talk of Indian Street food and what comes to mind would be Chaat and Samosa and Tikkis. Now if you’re walking around San Mateo, Palo Alto or San Francisco, your…
Fresh fruits, food and music at a Sunday Market
I’ve been wanting to visit a local Farmer’s Market for a while now and finally got down to doing it last Sunday. We chose to go see Campbell Farmer’s Market…
One day at the heart of the Himalayas
A few days ago, as I was looking through my collection of non-digital photographs for the ‘One photo from my picture album contest’ put up by My Yatra Diary, I…
Go Alfresco: P. F. Chang’s, Downtown San Jose
Pleasant weather is here. If you are visiting Downtown San Jose, it’s a good time to have an alfresco lunch at PF Chang’s. The festive interiors are something to be…
One Picture From My Photo Album – Rowing to realisation
A picture of yours truly. The place is Phewa Lake in Pokhra, Nepal. And I was heading to the island temple of Barahi. What made me pick this picture from…
Earth Quake at San Francisco’s Academy of Sciences
Earthquakes and California have a long and remarkable history together. California is North America’s Earthquake capital and San Francisco, California’s. Here in the San Francisco Bay area, we have more…
There’s an ace appa-kadai around here
Appam and Chicken Curry There are Indian Restaurants and there are Indian Restaurants that never disappoint. One such place is Aachi Appa Kadai in Santa Clara. California. We’ve been to…
Sunset at Sunset Beach
Softly the evening came. The sun from the western horizon Like a magician extended his golden wand o’er the landscape; Twinkling vapors arose; and…
Treat yourself to Thai Cuisine (in Pacifica)
A Tipsy-from-the-trip recommendation: Chicken Satay Pad Thai Fried Rice If you are visiting Pacifica, CA and if you like Thai Food, I suggest you try out Pacifica Thai Cuisine in…
Oakland’s Once-upon-a-time land
Once upon a time in the United States of America, a carousel ride was the ultimate thrill ride for kids. Then in the late 1940s, a group of people in…