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A Gloomy, Wet, and Cold Srinagar
The first thing you’ll notice when you step foot in Kashmir, specially if it’s your first time, is the intimidating presence of armed military men everywhere. They stand in groups at the airport, on...
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A Quick Trip to Sonamarg During the Winter
According to most travel forums, Sonamarg is inaccessible during winter due to heavy snowfall and avalanches. However, this being one of those impromptu trips that Masood and I like to take sometimes,...
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Iftar at Ramada, Downtown Dubai
Image courtesy of Ramada Hotel This is the view from the Orchid Restaurant’s terrace, located on the second floor of Ramada in Downtown Dubai. It’s a very humid 42ºC tonight so Masood and I choose to...
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Iftar at the Arcadia Lounge, H Hotel Dubai
I have another beautiful iftar experience to share with you today. Based on the last couple of posts on this blog, one might assume I’ve spent the entire Ramadan eating out at different restaurants....
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What this blogger is up to lately …
Being surrounded by lush green trees, beautiful people, and the excitement of being in a new place is what’s keeping me from blogging these days. Masood and I are in Boston for almost a month now, and...
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Virtual Tour: Harvard University Campus, Part 1
Harvard takes perfectly good plums as students, and turns them into prunes - Frank Lloyd Wright That wasn’t an elegant intro to one of the world’s best schools, but I found it so funny I had to share...
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Virtual Tour: Harvard University Campus, Part 2
Part 1 of the Harvard University Campus Tour here. The Harvard University campus is a great place to just relax with a book, take a walk, or even just people-watching. I loved looking at the...
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Boston’s Clouds, Changing Foliage, and Farmers’ Market
The clouds hang low in Boston; it is as if you can stretch out your arm and grab a handful of these fluffy, cotton-candy like mass of liquid droplets. Having lived in the U.A.E. for almost seven years...
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Smoked Salmon Farfalle in Honor of Peppersass
Peppersass, originally named Hero, was built in 1866. Peppersass was the first mountain climbing cog railway engine in the world. It was used to build the railway and later haul passengers for about...
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Railway to the Moon, Mount Washington
“Let him build a railroad to the moon!” a member of the New Hampshire Legislature suggested sarcastically, and everyone burst into hysterical laughter. The demonstration was about a wind-up model of...
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Comfort Inn Emirates Hotel, Abu Dhabi
Photo credit: Booking.com Comfort Inn Emirates Hotel is 3 star hotel that is conveniently located on the Muroor Road in Abu Dhabi. We purchased a 1-night stay from Cobone at a very good price. This...
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Visiting Statue of Liberty: Sweet & Slow, Wet & Wild, or Fun & Free?
You just have to meet her, specially if it’s your first time in New York. Once back home, people who learn that you have been to New York will pose the first question: have you seen the Statue of...
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Finding Ourselves Suspended at 13,500 Feet Above Sea Level
It’s minus 3°C and the visibility is getting lower with each passing minute. “They closed Phase 2 this morning,” announced the guide as he leads the way toward the Gondola platform. Because of the bad...
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Cortland Apples & Bly Farm’s Ice Cream
It’s been a long, long drive and we’re completely relying on the GPS to guide us. We’ve just spent an evening in an inn at Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, and then took a very interesting ride on...
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Bako National Park: One of Malaysia’s Best Wildlife Spot
Bako National Park by amrufm, Flickr. I was around ten years old when my father took me and my sister, Sophia, for hiking in a forest somewhere in Mindanao, the easternmost island in the Philippines....
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Flavours on Two
Minimalist décor, simple yet comfortable chairs, just the right amount of cheerful sunlight peering in through the blinds, bright and fresh colors, and attentive staff—these are my first impressions...
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Birds of the U.A.E.
Having borrowed Sophia’s 70-300 mm lens recently, I venture out to the great outdoors (read: the open area behind my office building) for some bird watching and photography. Taking picture of birds is...
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The Day Taj Mahal Disappeared
A dark misty breath hovers over the city of Agra on a very cold February morning. People clad in sweaters and jackets come out of their homes, look up at a pale sun, and go about their business. The...
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Mughal Darbar Restaurant: Go to the First Floor!
Visiting Kashmir and then leaving without having sampled their famous wazwan is an unforgivable crime. Masood insisted that his first meal in Srinagar has to be wazwan so our driver takes us to Mughal...
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A Gloomy, Wet, and Cold Srinagar
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