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• DAILY PHOTO: Pink

  

  Taken on April 1, 2017 near Ulsoor Lake in Bangalore Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Frangipani Flowers

  

  Taken in March of 2015 at Savandurga Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Neurochemical Grace

  

  Dopamine Model; Source: Wikipedia I’m grateful for the ability to be grateful. For gratefulness causes dopamine and serotonin levels to rise. I’m grateful for... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Bats Over Bangalore

  

  dusk descends bats wing away abandoning bamboo stanchions that flex, creak, and groan during their daily hang flying like waves of B-52’s on a doomsday run–... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Random [but Colorful] Group Photo, Savandurga

  

  Taken in March of 2015 at Savandurga Occasionally, I get asked to snap a picture of people I don’t know. Usually this happens in off-the-beaten path locales. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna

  

  Taken in December of 2016 in Vienna Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: City Palace, Jaipur

  

  Taken in November of 2015 in Jaipur Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Monkey: A Folk Novel of China by Wu Cheng’en

  

  Monkey: A Folk Novel of China by Wu Cheng’en My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page If you’re familiar with any Chinese folklore, it’s probably this story. But... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

  

  The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Checklists have a bad, bureaucratic rap. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Dance of Death

  

  Taken in October of 2014 (Dussehra) in Mysore Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Blue City

  

  Taken in November of 2015 in Jodhpur Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Off-the-Beaten Path Indian Destinations You Should Visit

  

  5.) Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh 4.) Varkala in Kerala 3.) Pangong Tso in Ladakh 2.) Pushkar in Rajasthan 1.) Hampi in Karnataka Share on Facebook, Twitter,... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Hanuman Shrine

  

  Taken at Ramanagara in May of 2014 Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bush on a Mountaintop, Ramanagara

  

  Taken in May of 2014 at Ramanagara Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

  

  All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This review will be short because, JUST READ IT. “But, historical fiction... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

  

  Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller My rating: 3 of 5 stars Amazon page This, Henry Miller’s first novel, is about a young man living a bohemian life in Paris in... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Awesome Street Foods [You Should Have Already Tried]

  

  5.) Vada Pav (Potato [fritter] on a bun): India Tip: Try it in Mumbai. While the one’s shown above were fine. The legendary Vada Pav is to be found at a stall... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Egg Coffee, Hanoi

  

  Taken in Hanoi in December of 2015 Egg coffee is a Hanoi staple. It’s made with egg yolk, condensed milk, and sugar so it’s not exactly low-cal, but it tastes... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Scrap Rubber Sold Here

  

  Taken in February of 2014 in Bangalore. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Keleti Pályaudvar

  

  Taken in the summer of 2014 in Budapest Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.PrintWhatsAppMoreShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2017 SOCIETY, TRAVEL