tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144307594489439822012-02-14T03:10:54.691-05:00Travels. Experiences. Memories.Poojahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16700856392561841869noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314430759448943982.post-69736377889660732662008-07-31T12:27:00.046-04:002009-09-14T12:44:50.736-04:00

Oftentimes, there are places that mean something to us. To me Britain was a portrait drawn by its literary lights. There were so many of my favorites who made this country & its people come alive through their writing. Austen's Bath, Dame Agatha's sleepy towns and coastal villages, teeming with all manner of mysteries. The quirky gentry of Wodehouse novels. Dickens' candid portrayal of the social

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Once again, the West Coast beckoned. And this time off we went, to Washington & Oregon. Part of the America's Pacific North West, there was much about this corner of the country that we looked forward to. The natural beauty of the terrain, the rain forests & mountains. The bright, modern cities of Seattle & Portland.WashingtonBeautiful, vibrant, lively - what's not to like. Seattle calls itself a

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I speak, naturally, of New Orleans. As someone who was lucky enough to visit pre-Katrina, my memories of the city are fond. The reasons for that are many. It's not just because of the trips to Bourbon Street - the official party central at NO. Sure, we spent every evening there and it was not hard to revel in the cheerful, if less than sober bonhomie. Nor was it only because we were with good

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For us it was the Travel Channel that did it - made the Cruise Vacations look so good, we had to embark on one.But happily, the advertising was true - cruises are indeed getaways, in the real sense of the word.A few years ago, when we sailed, there were no phones or internet on the ship, nor a long, pressing itinerary of must-see things. But the escape is not boring – far from it.Nothing unique

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On the map, the Rockies seem like a stole gracefully draped over the American West. Up close, the elegance is but a facade. They're rugged as they come, mysterious as hell, and utterly memorable. From northern BC in Canada all the way to New Mexico, the 3000 mile long stretch is possibly the most scenic part of the continent. The region is huge, the terrain beautiful and pristine. The miles

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To be honest, South Carolina had not figured very high on my must travel list. But I'm so glad I had the chance to visit one summer many years ago.For sure, it is the quintessential South - soul food, rich music and its own sedate pace. The drawl is sweet and the air is unhurried. My first surprise came at the airport while waiting at the open air car rental place in the merciless July sun

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I just love autumn. The riot of color. Soft sunshine, skies infinitely blue and the evenings crisp and cold. Maples burnished with endless hues, while elm and poplar cast their golden shade on the land. Woodsmoke and the scent of apples. Rustling leaves and rain soaked afternoons. Nowhere, but nowhere else is the swell and crescendo of the fall vistas greater than in New England.So many years,

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Alaska is, in a word, an Experience. Vast, never tamed, glorious.A couple million square miles, with a coastline longer than all other US states put together, it has miles of forest & wild country. Crisscrossed by tall mountains, with lakes and rivers numbering in thousands, the scale of things here takes your breath away.In our week long trip, we used Anchorage as our hub. This major city of

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Switzerland is beautiful, enchanting; it’s all the clichés come to life – yes, the journeys are as fascinating as the destinations. The travel system indeed works like clockwork. And yes, most of the country is postcard perfect.The cities and towns range from quaintly charming to cosmopolitan, but the real gem is the swiss countryside. Like moving from one calendar page to another. When my train

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