Our anniversary trip to Portland this July turned out to be quite a wonderful experience. It reminded me of Mumbai to Goa getaways back in India, mostly because of the short flight from Los Angeles and the laid-back pace of Portland. It’s always nice when we can fly out of Burbank airport (just 15 mins […]
I have always enjoyed traveling during wintertime. Most of my happy solo backpacking trips back in India happened during winter. So did my long motorcycle trips with my partner in crime, Nikhil aka frozencolor. Many a time on such trips as a bachelor, I used to imagine a future when I will be embarking on […]
My boss Jim first mentioned Pedaler’s Fork in Calabasas to me a couple of years ago when we were looking for a lunch spot. While we couldn’t get lunch there at that point as we had arrived during a time they were only serving coffee, I was able to go there a few months later […]
Knowing that we Indians don’t deprive any part of the world of our presence, I have been wondering where all the Indians were in Los Angeles. Well, I found them all this Thanksgiving weekend in a cute little Danish town in California. Talk about one world, eh! I pay a bunch of money to keep […]
Childhood memories of garden visits came rushing back when I visited Descanso gardens a few days ago with my wife. The recent Los Angeles rains have provided a fresh bout of lush to all the greenery in the city’s landscape. Spending some time amidst sprawling trees and blooming flowers rejuvenated us and reinstated our faith […]
After fighting the Mumbai Vs Delhi battle for years in Dallas, Nivesh and I had a new one to fight now – New York vs Los Angeles. He moved for work to New York and I to LA. So it was natural that we keep the tradition going. I visited NY last year and he […]
Every morning, when the sun begins to shine brightly, he shows up at my balcony. He goofs around the parapet, wags his bushy tail in a sine-wave-like motion, and after what looks like a long contemplation, lands into the cactus planter. Then, he starts digging and pulls out a nut – I have no idea […]
At the age of 11 with some guidance from my friend Sainath, I wrote to NASA expressing my interest in space and astronomy. The stamp for the letter cost around Rs. 40 if I remember correctly but it was totally worth it because 3 months later, I got a package full of stunning pictures of […]