Wanting to see Aurora Borealis would be in the wish list of many travelers, but the certainty of seeing one seems to be a challenge. Several factors like solar activity, clarity of skies and outside temperature (that can be bearable) all seem to play equal roles to make the sight an enjoyable one. Initially,…
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Iceland – Land of Fire and Ice (August 2018)
Iceland was a relatively recent quest for us after seeing the videos of its unique landscape and hearing from some of our friends who have visited recently. It was a really difficult choice to decide on what to cover during our visit – Do we do try to drive along the coast (mostly) of the…
NEWS….. it is frustrating…
I’ve struggled, of late, to get news. Should I be on twitter? Should I be on FB? Should I subscribe to a traditional paper, magazine? I have done all that in the last couple years. Still struggling with the negativity and skepticism of what to believe, what not to believe. I have decided not to…
Costa Rica (Feb 2018)
Pura Vida – Costa Rica!!! (For the list of wildlife that we had the pleasure to see, here is the link ) After some of our friends had visited Costa Rica in the past few years, we had been contemplating on when to do that. We planned the whole thing in a couple of months and…
Wildlife of Costa Rica
Mammals Squirrel Monkey Long-nosed Bats Howler Monkey Howler Monkey Spider Monkey Spider Monkey Squirrel Monkey Howler Monkey White-nosed Coati White-noted Coati Cows Tent-making Bats Albino Howler Monkey Mantled Howler Monkey Sloth White-headed Capuchin Monkey Spider Monkey Birds Crested Caracara Bare-Throated Tiger Heron Brown Pelican Scarlet Macaw Bare-Throated Tiger Heron Juv. Passerinis Tanager Great Egret Anhinga…
Adirondacks: Indian Head and Rainbow Falls Hike
After contemplating for several weeks, we bit the bullet and decided to do this hike. The main problem for us was the daunting 11-12 mile hike. Anyway, the point is that we set off to do it this weekend. Sunday showed more chances for rain than Saturday. So, we left early on Saturday. We had…
Northern California Trip (June 2017)
Though we have been living in the country for a while, haven’t really planned a good long vacation in California. We’ve been meaning to see the giant trees, lush green valleys of Yosemite and scenic Pacific coast, we kept postponing for several reasons. In a way, it was good that we didn’t plan there in…
JOKER: Nice, thought-provoking movie
(By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51364770) Every scene seems to have been done with a deep purpose indicating how miserable certain sections of our society is in. There is a main theme about the lack of toilet facilities in many regions of the country. But, while the director spins the screenplay, he highlights a lot of…
Blue Mountain Lake – Central Adirondacks
Our agenda was to get to Blue Mountain Lake and do the small hike up to the Castle Rock Summit to get a view of the Blue Mountain Lake. The drive from our house through the foothills of Adirondacks didn’t show that the fall colors had peaked, but once we went past Warrensburg and the…
Alaska – South Central Region
We took off from BOS to ANC with a stop-over in Seattle. While passing through Seattle, we got a beautiful view of Mt.Rainier! It was a partially clear day and it helped. We reached Anchorage a bit past 11 p.m. and by the time we rented the car it was almost mid-night, but no sign…
Chronicles of a Wanderer 