Hard to believe it’s a year already since we were on the adventure of a lifetime!! May 21st, 2024 – Ajey, Manasi and I reached Everest Base Camp! It had been a long journey – far longer than the 12 day trek itself – not just physically, but also mentally!! And although it definitely took…
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California Dreamin’…
Ajey and I were last in California for our first anniversary – a good 24 years ago, and I had a solo trip before Manasi was born – and even that’s more than 2 decades! And then in 2020, Manasi found her Hindustani vocal guru, SO, who first lived in San Diego and then moved…
The Smokies – Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg
Anybody know where the Smokies are? Somewhere east of Illinois, the complementary bracket to the Rockies in the west? Really? Aren’t the Appalachians in the East? No, no, the Appalachians are in South America – wait, that doesn’t sound right, isn’t that the Andes? Ok, final answer now, ready to lock it – Alps in…
Grand Canyon!!!
Sunrise, sunset – the best times to see the Grand Canyon in all its glory! And our very first view was of the sunset – yes, we did make it – our drive ending with a mad dash from the parking lot to Mather Point. First impressions – stunned disbelief!! I have to admit –…
A place called home... 