The Big Island … and still growing
The first thing you notice as you descend is that the island is cloaked in black, unlike the lush green layer carpeting the others. The...
Deja Vu: Layover in Tokyo
(Flickr photo by Joi) Funny thing happened to me on my way to Guam. I almost thought I was traveling to India again. As I got myself...
Grand Canyon of the Pacific
Known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, Waimea Canyon on the north side of Kauai has been carved out over millions of years by water and...
Kailasa in Kauai
It is said that the Hindu god of dance and destruction, Shiva, lives on Mount Kailasa with his consort Parvati. Well Kauai seems to be an...
Kauai: The Garden Isle
We woke up this morning to catch a flight out to Kauai. I love inter-island flights because it’s like riding a bus. This flight was a...
Day 2 in Paradise
Since I’d woken up early for the hike up Diamond Head, I came back to the condo to enjoy a wonderful two and a half hour nap. After...
Hike up Diamond Head
I woke up at 5 a.m. this morning so I could get ready and be at the base of the Diamond Head crater by 6 when the park opens. It was just...
Flying like a Maharani
Flickr Photo by Premshree Pillai A week before my departure from Chennai my dad gave me explicit instructions on how to check my bags all...
At The Hindu: Two legends, two nations and one great ideology
CHENNAI: Two men from opposite sides of the world transformed their countries based on the same precepts: non-violent protest can spark...
At IBN: excerpts from my internship diary
The political news reporter had apparently already set off an a shoot early this morning around 7 or 8, so I guess I missed her. But the...