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December occasionally brings single digit and very rarely zero (degree Celsius) on the temperature scale in Bay Area, California. 2017 saw less rainfall than even normal and the dry cold is not fun…

The earliest memory of Cambodia in watching the huge temples of Angkor Wat and Bayon on the discovery channel as a kid with my father. Made a mental note regarding the same and in December 2017 reached…

Woke up around 6 in the morning to reach the place at least by 7 O’clock. And we took the Gachibowli-Miyapur road. At the botanical garden crossing took the right turn and few meters drive, we found…

I and Pramod (Chad) had both put in our papers and had managed to get some free time before our next assignment. We had planned to do a trip to North East for a month but ruled it out due to monsoon…

Year end shutdown again and time to get out of house. 2017 was rather a dull year with almost no travel done throughout the year. Partially attributed to the younger one falling ill often & the…

It was December month, time to consume the pending office leaves. The best option was the last week of December with two holidays of Christmas and New year. Luckily son's school was off in the last…

In 2016, I and wife decided to welcome new year from a new place instead of just sulking in our apartment at Bangalore, ogling at the new year celebrations of others. With two kids in tow, if not…

I have a candid confession to make. I have never written a travelogue this quickly. The photographs (uploading process has been super smooth) – they are still okayish, but dear reader, I will admit…

What does one do when he does not have a project but lots of leaves available? Yes he plans for a vacation. But what if he does not have money? Does he beg, borrow or steal? Thankfully I did not have…

Back in October last year, during the Durga Puja holidays in Kolkata, we went to Sandakphu. The trip then was short and we did not spend a night at Sandakphu. We did not even get to see the Sleeping…