Raj has been nudging to do this road trip for quite some time. But some or the other thing had been happening. Either one of us were occupied or we had to trade this trip with some other place. But not this time. Winter holidays is a good time to take long vacation without really…Read more Travel Diary #21.1: Highway 1 – Where mountain meets the sea
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Travel Diary #20.5: Grand Canyon – Where history reveals itself
Geology of Grand Canyon Nearly 2 billion years ago, mountains as high as Mt. Everest stood at the place where the canyon is now. These mountains gradually eroded over next 1.5 billion years. Paleontologists have found fossils of sea creatures as old as 500 million years old, thus revealing that this place was inundated sea…Read more Travel Diary #20.5: Grand Canyon – Where history reveals itself
Travel Diary #20.4: Antelope Canyon – A vivid saga of sun and sand
Day 6: Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend, Sep 23rd 2021 There was one thing that we were very good at during this trip – our punctuality. We stuck very well with the timing that was agreed upon among the three of us. This day was no different. We checked out of our Airbnb right on…Read more Travel Diary #20.4: Antelope Canyon – A vivid saga of sun and sand
Travel Diary #20.3: Bryce Canyon National Park – Poetry in stone
Day 5: Bryce Canyon Nation Park, Sep 22nd 2021 Ok, first thing first, Bryce Canyon is technically not a canyon. It is not carved by a river like others. Instead of that, it is an amphitheater of dramatically eroded vividly colored limestone of pink cliffs. These long, towering vertical spires protruding from the bottom of…Read more Travel Diary #20.3: Bryce Canyon National Park – Poetry in stone
Travel Diary #20.2: Zion National Park
Cut by Virgin River, Zion Canyon is one of the most visited places in the United States. The thing that makes this place unique is that you look at this canyon from the bottom. Most of the canyons like Grand Canyon or Bryce Canyon is viewed from top, but here you drive at the bottom…Read more Travel Diary #20.2: Zion National Park
Travel Diary #20.1: Vegas – Sin City
This trip happened just like that. I pinged Meena and Ravita in the last week of August to go on a trip together and surprisingly by next weekend we had all the bookings done. Everything just fell into the place – office leaves, flight tickets, Airbnb bookings, car rental – everything. I was so glad…Read more Travel Diary #20.1: Vegas – Sin City
Travel Diary #19: Scenic Idaho
Idaho trip was on the cards for the fourth of July weekend, but we were unable to get any Airbnb reservation. The ones available were so exorbitant that it was nonsensical to spend that much. So, we decided to take a day off and visit the place a couple of weeks ahead. Trip started with…Read more Travel Diary #19: Scenic Idaho
Travel Diary #18: Yellowstone – The Restless Giant
This Memorial Day wasn’t red, white or blue for me. It was painted all yellow 😉. Yes, I went to Yellowstone National Park this weekend. There was a surprise change of plan. We had planned for Idaho but at the last minute we got an Airbnb option available in Pray, Montana. This pushed us to…Read more Travel Diary #18: Yellowstone – The Restless Giant
Travel Diary #17: Oregon – Painted by the past
After more than a year of staying at home, it was a welcome relief to see something beyond the blue walls of my house and the well-trodden paths to Costco and Walmart. We drove to Bend, Oregon to spend an extended weekend there. We stayed there for 2 nights and traveled to Painted Hills, Crater…Read more Travel Diary #17: Oregon – Painted by the past
Travel Diary #16: Oahu, Hawaii
Hawaii is an adventurer’s dream. Stretching 1500 miles in Pacific, the Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of 8 major islands, several atolls and numerous isles. Replete with sun, sugary beaches, lush green mountains, vivid colorful corals and ferocious volcanoes, this place is the poster child for all tourism brochures. Learn to surf, snorkel in cobalt…Read more Travel Diary #16: Oahu, Hawaii
