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…
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…