Washington DC’s National Cherry Blossom Festival
Rain again? Weeks out of the sunny Southwest make me miss the bright blue skies. I really thought that spring time is all about sunshine, the green grass and cheery speckles of flowers. Maybe not in...
View ArticleThe ultimate milestone for the Serious Eats super fan
When The Husband said he was going to New Jersey for a business trip, the first thing that tumbled out of my mouth was “ICANGOTONEWYORKANDVISITTHESERIOUSEATSOFFICE! Squuuueeeeeeeeee!!!” “So you know...
View ArticleThe Hoover Dam experience: A photo diary
Every time The Husband and I travel to visit the Grand Canyon, or rather attempt to travel to the great hole in the ground (Oh woe is the ever elusive Grand Canyon!), we somehow stumble upon something...
View ArticleThe seals of La Jolla Cove, San Diego CA
The best things in life are free, as they say. And in La Jolla Cove, San Diego, this is so true! You get to see seals up close and personal in their natural habitat without paying a ticket. Well, I...
View ArticleStreet Art in Chinatown-Little Italy, NYC
The first time we drove into New York City via the Holland Tunnel, I hated it. The streets were narrow, full of grime, spit, candy wrappers, plastic bags and dirt puddles. A black rental town car...
View ArticleSt. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Roanoke, VA
“Oh wow, look at that church!” I exclaimed and pointed to the gothic structure glowing yellow in the darkest of night as we drove into the town of Roanoke, Virginia to get a night’s sleep after the...
View ArticleDutch Haven Shoo-Fly Pie Bakery @ Amish Country, PA
Our GPS has a nickname: the scenic route GPS. En route back to Texas from the East Coast, past Philadelphia, PA, we entered a two-lane highway and then started seeing horse drawn carriages with bearded...
View ArticleSaying “Hello!” to Julia Child at the Smithsonian National Museum of American...
I did not grow up with Julia Child on our TV screens. We had a local counterpart, but this post isn’t about her. This is about Julia Child, whom I had got to know better when I watched “Julie &...
View ArticleFood Lovers Haven: Kitchen Arts & Letters bookstore in New York City
I’m usually a stickler for cheaper products and services. Not that cheap is always good, but I look for more value for money more than anything else. But sometimes I don’t mind paying a little premium...
View ArticleOld Town San Diego, CA: A photo diary
Similar to Albuquerque’s Old Town, San Diego’s Old Town is full of Mexican influenced architecture, art and kitsch. And I wanted to flood you with some photos just because I can’t say anything more...
View Article5 tried & tested tips on how to find the good eats anywhere in the world
There have been a few people who have asked me how do I get to know where to eat when The Husband and I travel. To them, we seem to stumble upon the place’s best eating places. I concur that we do. One...
View ArticleNY Brooklyn Bridge’s Locks of Love
I’ve never understood why lovers placed locks engraved with their initials on popular bridges. Okay, I know it is a romantic gesture, a reminder of their love, a demonstration of “forever and ever” I...
View ArticleProspero’s Books in Kansas City, MO
I was a bookstore hound then. I still am now. I spent hours, browsing through shelves in fluorescent lighted, commercial bookstores. Almost everything in it was shiny and new. On some days, we’d visit...
View ArticleAmish Cheese House in Chouteau, OK
I’ve always thought that the Amish population were concentrated in the Northeastern region of the US. We’ve come across an Amish settlement in Pennsylvania and heard from friends that there are other...
View ArticleHow to make the most of your visit to The Alamo
I hate being an awful tourist, one that comes, snaps a picture for posterity and goes. I don’t usually do that because I do want to savor every second I am in a new place, but I was one of them awful...
View ArticleThe Flatiron building in NYC
Obi and I are pretty much stuck within the confines of the hotel room due to the limitations brought about by the winter storm looming over the northeast now and the fact that Obi is not human. America...
View ArticleThe buildings of New York City: A photo diary
Last weekend, The Husband, Obi and I were in New York City. The sun was out and it was a good day to be out meeting and catching up with friends. But unfortunately, with all that snow that accumulated...
View ArticleGrand Canyon National Park, AZ (The South Rim): That grand hole in the ground
Ever since The Husband and I have hit the road towards the West Coast, we’ve wanted to hit that great hole in the ground – The Grand Canyon. The first attempt, we failed miserably. We underestimated...
View ArticleHow to make the most out of your Plano Balloon Festival visit
Now that The Husband and I have been to the Plano Balloon Festival for two consecutive years, can we consider ourselves regulars? This is one of those events in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex that we...
View ArticleJe T’aime Louisiane!
I have a new obsession. Well, its been a slow build, but it definitely has peaked since December 2014, our first ever trip to Louisiana. After 9 months, I have to say it out loud and proud: I love...
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