Cherry Blossoms at the Japanese Tea Garden
I remember the first time I saw Cherry Blossoms; it was in my mind’s eye. I was reading Memoirs of a Geisha and Arthur Golden (the author) had created such…
Japanese Tea Garden – II (Features and Symbolism)
If you have ever been to a Japanese Garden, chances are that you will recognise one the next time you see one, just about anywhere. With their signature bridges, lanterns and…
Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco – I
Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. Check. This Japanese attraction had been on my list of places to visit ever since we did a five-hour city tour of San Francisco,…
Capitola’s own Venice
I have to do justice to the ‘little Italy’ part of my previous post Capitola Village and its little Italy. So here’s posting some pictures of the Capitola Venetian, the…
Capitola Village and its little Italy
Have you been to a place you practically know nothing about and ended up being pleasantly surprised by what you saw, so much so that you thanked yourself for not…
Road trips with toddlers: Tricks and tips
A guest post I wrote for Dwellable.com. Whether you love road trips or you do it just because you don’t have an option, it can be very challenging if you…
A lazy Seascape weekend
It’s not very often that we decide to go away for a weekend and spend two days doing almost nothing. In fact, we have never done that after we moved…
From the Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco
With Dragons, Lion Dances and traditional Chinese song-and-dance, Chinese New Year parades happen everywhere. The largest one outside China happens to be a few miles from where I currently live.…
Where to spot Hollywood Royalty in Hollywood
Jim Carey @ Tussauds, Hollywood When you make a trip to Hollywood, you wish you would bump into the who’s who of tinsel town or at least catch a glimpse…
Home on the range*
Remember a time when a vacation meant travelling to Ooty? Or Mysore? To me, these were places I went to in between holidays, when I was still in school and…