Even though Chennai Race course is literally 20-mins from where my family lives, I have never bothered to stop by for a race. And it took me almost 13-years to look at my adopted home base (Washington D.C) from a traveler’s perspective and stop ignoring the potentials of my own backyard. From the day my [...]
Awesome Sunday Evening Readers !! Hope you all had a fun-filled weekend. Mine was a success with 138th Preakness in Baltimore, and a Romanian Food festival on Sunday at Potomac, MD. Here are some of the articles that I found worthy of sharing. Hope you enjoy reading them too. Are we stuck in life sometimes? [...]
I created two more juice recipes that I totally enjoyed. For your visual and hopefully taste pleasure…. Ingredients: Grapefruit Pineapple Spinach Ginger Lemon Turmeric root Just juice’em all together. If you don’t like the bitterness that comes with grapefruits, consider removing the skin as much as possible. Ingredients: Ginger (just a small piece. Don’t add [...]
Paperwork provided: Application form One photograph Current bank statement Kayak.com itinerary of a tentative date Original passport $30 Visa Interview: Picked up the passport from Venezuelan embassy and headed straight to Peruvian embassy. Got to love DC for the convenience. These two embassies are just a few streets away. The receptionist asked me for hotel booking [...]
Yesterday I posted about my juicing challenge. Read about my preparation here. Start of the day: Didn’t have coffee this morning and I have been dealing with a bad headache. Hunger level: Well within limits. Didn’t starve at all. Juicing Lesson learned: Just by adding one cucumber, the quantity of juice can be increased by [...]
Good Sunday Morning !!! What a gorgeous weekend in Washington D.C area ?! I am spending the weekend with my cousin and his friend. Visited Luray cavern after 10-years, cooked Bindhi Masala at home on Saturday. Sunday we are headed off to a nice walk in the park at Great Falls, lunch at Karma kitchen [...]
Today I am physically tired. Have been sleeping less than 5-hours for the past five nights. I attribute the lack of sleep to my hyperactive mind set at the moment. I just finalized all the details of my trip to Canada for end of May. I am headed to Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto and [...]
Papers provided: Passport Cashier’s check for $30 Bank Statements (3 months) Employment verification letter Paychecks (3 months) 2 pictures Kayak itinerary of a ticket I am considering buying. Didn’t buy the ticket itself. Just an itinerary print out. Consular Appointment: Walked into Washington D.C office and was out in exactly 15-minutes. One of the quickest [...]
Who said you need to go to a studio to practice yoga ? And what about those blocks, the yogamat, the straps and fancy yoga clothes ?! I grew up learning yoga and I had none of these. I mean, not even the yoga mat. I am not against the mat or other props. In [...]
Near Georgia and Florida border is a neat little island, Amelia. It is the southernmost barrier island on the Atlantic coast. It’s about 45 minutes north of the Jacksonville Beach and about 30 – mins from Jacksonville airport. The island is quiet and beaches are not very crowded and easy to find solitude along often [...]
