The heavenly ‘Heavenly Gondola’ Ride

What’s the Heavenly Gondola ride in Tahoe really like? Come read about that and why you must do it while you are in California.

Hayward Fault: My feet went there

It’s not very often that one gets to stand on a fault* and know it too. If you are visiting the San Francisco Bay Area, there is a place where…

Bangalore Cafe – Sakkath agide!

If you hail from the Bangalore-Mysore area and happen to be missing home food while visiting San Francisco Bay Area, I have delicious news for you. There’s a place that…

Postcarded at Maroon Bells

Maroon Bells Some people say it is the most photographed place in North America, some others say it is the most photographed place in the state of Colorado. Whatever it…

A ‘Wonderland’ of steel, silk and LEDs

Chinese Lanterns at Global Winter Wonderland. In 2011, this part of the world got a brand new holiday display, this one, at California’s Great America in Santa Clara, CA. Aptly called…

San Jose’s ‘Christmas in the Park’

Christmas isn’t Christmas without gifts, Santa Claus and Yuletide carols. And Christmas in San Jose, California is incomplete without its age-old downtown festivities. Like a lot of other cities San…

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…

Black Friday – America’s Biggest Shopping Day*

The third Thursday of November might be a holiday for a good part of the US but the day that follows is a big event for an even larger part…

America — Through California Zephyr’s Picture Window

Is a trip on ‘California Zephyr’ really a journey thro’ one of the most scenic train routes in North America? Here’s the truth>>

Aboard The California Zephyr: One of the Most Scenic Routes Through US’s West

If you were to do a one-way trip on this train, I would suggest traveling from SF to Denver rather than the other way around. Read on to know why —