K and I set out two Thursdays back, tugging a 50 lb suitcase and two carry on baggage as we looked forward to ten or more days of spending time with friends and family. Reaching San Jose we waited for our host to pick us up. As we stood waiting in the evening glow, it […]
With Friday being a holiday here in the U.S., K and I decided to go on a drive to a lake nestled in the mountains in the upper reaches of New York State. Having decided to drive, we also decided to visit friends on our way to Lake George and back. Maps and directions in […]
After six months of having Amma over every weekend, six months of telephone calls every three hours, Amma leaves to India today. As I stood at the door waving Bye I was filled with sadness, concern, anxiety and a sense of responsibility. You see, this is the first time Amma is traveling by herself. It […]
I am not sure whether to be offended or amused by this ruling by the Delhi High Court in favor of Air India. While I have been party to many jokes cracked at the state of the flight attendants on Air India, I have never really thought of it as an issue.
Reading the article in […]
I finally finished reading the book. Yayy!!
To recap, starting with this post here, three weeks later than scheduled, here is my take on the book “Eat Pray Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert.
The book is 333 pages long, divided into three sections each covering the author’s travels in Italy, India and Indonesia. The typeset is easy on […]
After a hectic two days, Monday was set aside to rest, relax and head back home. True to our agenda, we had a late start to the day and had an early lunch. After lunch however, we decided to walk to the nearest grocers. A store called H E B about half a mile from […]
Stewing inside a plane on the tarmac for two odd hours I resigned myself to the fact that the trip was not starting out well. My mom looked pensive and K was engaged in conversation with his co-passenger who seemed delighted by his company. Six hours later stepping off the plane into the vast expanse […]
A couple of Saturdays back Amma and I sat in our bright living room early in the morn sipping tea and talking of my dad. As we immersed ourselves in the memories and sighed with a lifetime of unfulfilled wishes in our mind we were broken out of our reverie by K who came bounding […]
As we waited at the right turn watching oncoming traffic and slightly panicking that we might not make it to work before the 9:00 AM meeting, K spied a gap in the traffic and eased in. A loud honk resounded in our whereabouts. Turns out an Olive Green BMW SUV decided in the midst of […]
Friday night K and I reached the travel agent’s office on Hosur Road. The travel there was an adventure by itself. An hour through mad traffic, verbal insults and a dent on cousin in law’s car saw us at this place. As we looked around for a restroom there was none. K in an effort […]
