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Lake Tahoe and Reno
It was a day long road trip from San Jose -> Lake Tahoe -> Reno where we decided to bunk for the night and start back from Reno -> San Jose the next day late morning. The plan to visit Reno came as a surprise from my uncle and aunt, I was more than thrilled…
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Being a tourist in San Francisco for 8 hours
It was a bright and sunny day in Dublin, San Jose – it was what they call a typical Californian day with a clear blue sky. We were on our way to San Fracisco in the BART train. On reaching SFO, we walked around union square for a bit checking out the big brands that…
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CALIFORNIA ! – Day 1 – San Jose
We took an early morning flight out of Houston to San Jose, and reached the city just before noon. Oh ya, did I say we had a transit through the airport in LA. I was surprised to see slot machines right in the airport.. I will probably go to LA one day, more about the…
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My memorable 8 hours in Trivandrum
I have visited this beach city along India’s west coast numerous times on work and what surprised me most about Kerala’s captial city is the laid back attitude of its people which during many occasions made me think Kochi was Kerala’s capital as it seemed more buzzing with activity. I think it is this laid…
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Bonding over French cuisine, long walk and a Desi dinner at Houston
It was a relaxed last day at Houston before we packed our bags and headed to the west coast. We spent the morning at home chatting over bagels and pan cakes. My favourite breakfast during my stay at Houston were bagels and I still crave for them every now and then in Chennai and still…
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Day 3 and 4 – Shopping at Houston
Our third day at Houston was allotted only to shopping before we headed towards the west coast of the USA. More than shopping for stuff, we were pretty much thrilled walking around the various stores selling specialized items, which we otherwise do not find in our home land. Our first halt was at the premium…
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Day 2 – San Antonio, Texas
We had planned a day long activity to drive down from Houston – visit the sea world at San Antonio – explore the city – Get back to Houston by night. It was about 3 – 4 hours drive from Houston. We drove past down town Houston and en-route we visited Buc-ees and the Market…
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US bound – Two weeks in 2012
It was the end of September 2012, and there we were looking forward to the two weeks of awesome fun in US with extended family. It was a trip that we were looking to make for quite sometime before we finally decided on getting our bags packed and get, set, GOOO !!! We had a…
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My last day of the Puttaparthi, Bangalore trip – Day 3 of 3
After the first day in Bangalore and the second day in Puttaparthi, we returned to Bangalore before starting on our journey back home to Chennai. This time over it was full time shopping in Bangalore at the Garuda Mall and the Bangalore central mall, with a short visit to the Lalbagh garden just before we…
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On a spiritual route (Puttaparthi Bangalore & Puttaparthi) – Part 2 of 3
I am glad we made this trip then .. Six months after the trips as I make this blog post now .. Sri Sathya Sai baba is no more .. ! After spending the first day in Bangalore, we headed to Puttaparthi the next morning. After a sumptuous buffet breakfast at Woodlands, we started on…
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