A Garden of Sculptures in San Francisco
Did you know: There’s a Sculpture Garden in San Francisco’s De Young Museum? If you haven’t visited, yet, De Young Museum is situated in Golden Gate Park not very far…
A crocodile that ate dinosaurs?
Have you heard of a crocodile that preyed on dinosaurs? I don’t think I had, until I saw a cast of a fossil* at the Oakland Zoo. Called the SuperCroc —…
A sky-ride safari at Oakland
Oakland Zoo has been shifted from one place to another since the time it first opened. Now settled in Knowland Park, this zoo has its animals in 45 acres of…
Residents of Oakland Zoo
Planning a trip to Oakland Zoo? Or would you like to visit but don’t think you can? Here is a sneak peek at the Animals of Oakland Zoo, in Oakland, California.…
Oakland’s own little Africa
Oakland, CA has a little piece of Africa just off highway 580. If Oakland is closer to where you…
Came across: In Print, in Singapore
Fun facts from Singapore: Some Singlish and other interesting info that may or may not be true. Whether you’re visiting or not, you’ll find this amusing.
Jain Temple: History in stone
A few kilometres away from Panamaram in Wayanad — on the Punchavayal-Neervaram route, to be more precise — lies this stone structure that stands testimony to Wayanad’s long standing relationship with Jainism. It…
Breathtaking ‘Gateway to Wayanad’
On the Western Ghats in southern India is a little green heaven called Wayanad. Cut out of the Northeastern part of Kerala, this district is one of the new hot-spots for travellers to South…
Chained here is a restless spirit
The Chain Tree in Wayanad is a stop for many a curious traveller on the Kozhikode-Wayanad* route. The chain hanging from it was not put there by accident neither was…
A sneak peek at Singapore
On my recent trip to India and back, I got to see a little bit of Singapore, thanks to the stopovers at the Island Country at the tip of the…