The entire city center of Vienna is a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE site. Click to see Photo Gallery Day 1: First Opera: We crossed over from the Czech Republic by land and the countryside in the […]
Budapest – A city still waking up from communism
The entire city center of Budapest is a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE site. Click to see Photo Gallery of Budapest and Esztergom Day 1: Danube Cruise: Hungary is one of Europe’s oldest countries with a fascinating […]
Prague and the Czech Republic
Click to see photos of Prague and the Czech Republic Day 1: Introductions: We began our Amazing race of Central and East Europe in Prague, a beautiful, quaint, small city on the banks of the […]
Portland – queerest city in America
Portland is scenic. Portland is a foodie’s paradise. Portland is green. Portland smells like roses. Portland smells of cigarette smoke. Portland is bicycle friendly. Portland is home to the homeless. Portland is weird. Portland is […]
Seattle – gloomy yet dreamy
Seattle, the gateway to the gold rush, is a beautiful city on the northwest corner of mainland United States. It is a seaport situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 100 […]
Paris – a city forever in love
Click to see Photo Gallery of Paris Day 1: Highlights: We reached the most romantic city in the world, by taking a direct flight from Chicago. American Airlines we find has good connections from Chicago […]
Italy – Rome, Florence, Venice
Click to see Photos of Italy Day 1: Rome was our first stop. We arrived at the Rome Fiumicino Airport at 10 am on a direct American Airlines flight from Chicago. The easiest way to […]
Vatican City – A country so small, yet you need months to see it all
Click to see photos of Vatican City Vatican City – Holy See Our third day in Rome, and a Monday, we decided it was the perfect day to visit the Vatican city. Unfortunately for us, […]
Mahabalipuram and Kancheepuram – Pallava Jewels
Guest Blogger: Shwetha Shrivatsa We set out to Mahabalipuram, from Chennai, with a lot of skepticism about touts and pesky beggars and vendors. But Kart and I were determined to visit another ‘World Heritage Site’ […]
Las Vegas – what to do when you are not gambling your money away
Las Vegas, Sin City, Entertainment capital of the world. It is a one of a kind city located in the Nevada desert with just over half a million people, not including the millions of tourists […]
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