Category: Travel

Bridges Over Three Continents

It had been six months since I landed in a university town in Illinois for my graduate studies. Following some interesting…

Fun Times at Elephant Nature Park

This blog post, written by my son, describes the two days he spent with elephants in Thailand. Thrilled to have him as…

Little Buddha

Hong Kong Buddha, Kamakura Buddha, Little Buddha and Lego Buddha

Do you know these four  Buddhas? I got to know them during our recent trip. Hong Kong Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha)…

Rock Garden, Japan

A Rock Garden I Saw When I Traveled Over the Globe

There is a garden that one can see in under five seconds! Yup, that’s right. It is inside the Ryōan-ji…

Sakura (Japan)

Sakura! Sakura! Sakura!

Whoever is shouting “Sakura! Sakura! Sakura!”, can you stop that please? Oh, never mind, looks like it might be the…

Costa Rica

Costa Rica – a Totally Rich Place

“It must be good to be a country that boasts of richness in its name itself” I said to myself…

I Forgive You

I Forgive You (# a photo soliloquy)

Finally I reached this place – a place where I forgive you. It looks like this place is created just…

View from the fortress (Trogir, Croatia)

Trogir, Croatia – Thank You!

There are very few cities that live up to their touristy hype. Very few have their own music that they…