The Driver and the Road Trip (In India)
Sonal KulshresthaIn India, the upper middle class and up get to experience the luxury of being driven around by a chaeuffer. Most people who prefer not to drive themselves have a…
Kids In India
Rishabh is 12 and his little cousin sister, Naina, is 6. From the moment I met them at their apartment next door to my parents, I sensed an instant affection…
Travel Memoir: Banaras, India
The holy city for Hindus- Banaras (or Benaras), officially called Varanasi and lovingly called Kashi, is in Uttar Pradesh in India. It's said that taking a dip in the holy…
Around India In 80 Trains
A book by Monisha Rajesh Did you know that Chandigarh has the distinct status of being India’s first planned city and also it’s cleanest? That post-partition Nehru had commissioned its…
Being in Boston
A week long trip (or at least a 4-5 days long trip) to Boston, Massachusetts, was a perfect time-frame for us to admire the beautiful architecture (17th/18th century and modern)…
Destination: Barcelona Spain
With a 14 year old daughter and a 10 year old son, destination Barcelona turned out to be an excellent choice to squeeze in a four day trip in Europe…
Ajanta, Ellora and Aurangabad
WITH SUNITHA REDDY... When a friend suggested a trip to the famous Ajanata and Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, Sunitha Reddy and her family, who were in India for the summer…
Around Alaska
As you travel around Alaska, you'll pick up several interesting tidbits about America's largest state from the different tour guides, documentaries that you get the opportunity to watch and the…