Recently, I made a trip to Europe and had business meetings in a small town outside of Cologne, Germany called Euskirchen. Arriving on a Sunday afternoon for all day meetings on Monday and Tuesday, I had a few hours where I could stroll through the city center and observe the city sites and local residents. [...]
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Stumbling upon local culture in Euskirchen, Germany
Posted in Entertainment, Travel, tagged children's concert, Euskirchen, Germany, Shakira Africa on October 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Portland, Oregon- An Overlooked Gem
Posted in Travel, tagged Horsetail Falls, International Rose Test Garden, Japanese Tea Garden Portland, Multnomah Falls, Oregon, Portland, Portland Dragon Boat Race, Portland Rose Festival, Typhoon Portland, Wahkeena Falls on June 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A couple of weeks ago, I made it up to the great Pacific Northwest for a quick weekend summer trip, coinciding with perfect summer Portland weather. Ten years ago, I lived in Portland for a year and after I moved to California, I often traveled to the suburbs of Portland for business reasons. Having the [...]
Hyde Park or Central Park? My favorite urban city parks
Posted in Travel, tagged 16 inch softball, Central Park, English Garden, Golden Gate Park, Grant Park, Hyde Park, Hyde Park vs Central Park, Stanley Park, Urban City Parks on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just returned from a trip to New York City and had an opportunity to make it to Central Park for the second time in 3 months. These visits to Central Park reminded me how much I enjoy urban parks- they add real character to the great urban centers of the world. This has inspired a [...]
India and China: A comparison
Posted in China, India, Travel, tagged Beijing, China, Comparisons India vs China, Hyderabad, India, Motorcycles in India vs China, Travel observations India and China on September 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In a previous posting, I wrote about my observations of China from my one week stay in Beijing. Earlier in the year, I visited India after six years, spending time in Hyderabad and Kerala—you can read my observations from that trip here (or click on the links to the side under the heading India Trip [...]
My travelogue from a week in Beijing, China
Posted in China, Travel, tagged China, Lao she tea house, Travel Diary of Beijing, Travel in Beijing, Travel in China, Travelogue of Beijing on September 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Earlier I wrote about my one day stay in Hong Kong. Upon leaving Hong Kong, I went to Beijing, my first ever visit to China. I stayed there for a week, working with my company’s Beijing office team. Below is a chronicle of my experiences and observations of my trip categorized by the following topics: [...]
A Day in Hong Kong
Posted in China, Travel, tagged East Ocean Restaurant, Hong Kong, Hong Kong in one day, Kowloon, One Day Hong Kong itinerary, Star Ferry, Tourism in Hong Kong, Travel on August 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just completed a business trip to China (my travelogue is posted here) and on the way, had a one day stop in Hong Kong. My first trip to Hong Kong, obviously a day wouldn’t be enough but it’s all I had. I arrived at 6 AM in the morning on a Saturday and left [...]
The Amazing Sichuan Opera Face Changing Routine
Posted in China, Entertainment, Travel, tagged Amazing Face Changing, China, Face Changing, Lao Tse teahouse Beijing, Mask Changing, Sichuan Opera on August 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just came back from a week long business trip to Beijing, China. One of the most memorable events of the trip was a variety show at a Beijing teahouse called Lao Tse teahouse climaxing with an exceptional face changing routine typical of the Sichuan Opera. With remarkable slight of hand, the performer will change [...]
The Power of the Indian head wiggle
Posted in Book Review, India, Travel, tagged Gregory David Roberts, Head Bobble, Head Wiggle, India, Indian Head Bobble, Indian Head Wiggle, Shantaram on April 30, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I recently read the wildly entertaining book, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. It’s a fiction book, but semi-autobiographical, based upon some of Roberts’ real life experiences as a fugitive from an Australian prison who flees to Bombay and has a wide range of experiences there including living in a slum, joining the Indian mafia, fighting [...]
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