Travel
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Return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Visiting Calgary and all its surrounding scenic spots was one of the highlights of this summer. This was my second visit there, covering a few more scenic spots than my last one. Here are the venues I covered this time. Plus 15 Skyway Walking around Plus 15, the most extended pedestrian skyway system was one… Read more
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Henry W. Coe State Park
Not far from where I live in Morgan Hill, is a the largest state park in Northern California and the second largest in the state. Situated in the Diablo Range and spread across Santa Clara and Stainslaus counties and containing over 87,000 acres the park has several hiking trails with several levels of difficulty. The… Read more
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Morocco, a Passage to Africa
Where two oceans accost one another, where Africa opens herself to Europe, is situated the kingdom of Morocco a land of blissful beaches, a torrid desert and high mountains. While the population of Morocco is primarily Muslim, the heritage of Morocco is a tapestry of Arabic, African, European ,Berber cultures. There are few places on… Read more
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The Cal Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences museum based in beautiful San Francisco, California is the oldest and one of the largest natural history museums in the world. Our family visited its impressive premises a weekend ago. The museum is a family-friendly tourist spot that would inform and broaden the horizons of anyone interested in our origins… Read more
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Surviving Boston’s Worst Snow Season
As a child growing up in Chennai, I was often envious of those who had seen snow, played with it, felt its soft texture and built snowmen. Postcards from the west showed a white paradise where children played and frolicked. I longed for that experience so much. Fast-forward some decades, and here I am in… Read more
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Austin, TX and Calgary, AB
Sept 30th, 2013 A recent business trip took me to Austin Texas. A few months later, a family wedding brought me to Calgary, Alberta. While both these cities may not have much in common, the states they belong to, do shared some interesting similarities. How could a state in the South-Central United Stetes have similarities… Read more
Bay Area Bloke 