Travel – Swaroop, The Dreamer

Glamping in a vineyard at Lago Lomita

Recently, we stayed for the weekend at a vineyard, via Airbnb. Robin & Mark were absolutely delightful hosts. We had such a warm welcome. The yurt and the view of the Pacific ocean were equally wondrous. We spent the day just walking around the vineyard and then lazing around in the tent. We spent theContinue reading “Glamping in a vineyard at Lago Lomita”

[Travel] Hiking around Lake Chabot

Last Sunday, we hiked the 10-mile (15-16 km) Lake Chabot Loop with friends. It was amazing fun because of some new people we met, a beautiful lake and trail and it had been a long time since I had walked so much! (My legs informed me about that the next day ;-)

[Travel] Monterey Bay

Last Saturday, we were hanging out with A R Karthick who was gracious to take us exploring the Monterey Bay – the three highlights for the day were: Mystery Spot was interesting and the strange phenomenon there could only be explained by some kind of magnetic force, we would literally stand at an angle inContinue reading “[Travel] Monterey Bay”

San Francisco

My wife and I are visiting San Francisco (I am here for the launch of Automatic) and in this past month, I have been experiencing San Francisco and the culture here. Obviously, this is all anecdotal but, hey, that’s what experiences are about. The first thing that I’ve noticed is that people generally smile hereContinue reading “San Francisco”

Delhi By Cycle

I had an interesting morning today cycling around Old Delhi guided by Arkash of Delhi by Cycle tour. Seeing a city by cycle was a great incentive by itself and was fun. But I ended up with a case of the Paris Shock Syndrome because of the state of filth of the city, even theContinue reading “Delhi By Cycle”

Taj Mahal

No matter how many times I have heard about Taj Mahal, it’s startling how big it really is. It’s amazing that it is built on top of water wells and special wood because the wet wood makes it resistant to vibrations and hence earthquake-resistant. Of course, Shah Jahan didn’t anticipate that subsequent generations will destroyContinue reading “Taj Mahal”

Flying Fox in Jodhpur

After our previous flying fox / zipline experience, we were looking forward to the 6-zipline Flying Fox experience in the Mehrangarh Fort at Jodhpur and we were not disappointed, it was a picturesque location and the exciting ziplines went over water, fort walls and across the blue city scenery, ranging from 80m to 310m inContinue reading “Flying Fox in Jodhpur”

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