Bali, Indonesia with the family

A calm and exotic retreat

My solo virgin Burning Man trip, 2018

What is it? Burning man is a temporary community that celebrates art and self expression. To help you visualize, it’s a 70,000 people strong camp that ends up being the third largest city in Nevada once set up. The city is called Black Rock city with a USPS postal code too. It’s in the river […]

8 day itinerary to London and Ireland

First time in Europe for dummies 🙂

Kolkata as a first timer

An unprepared experience and afterthought

Sample US border protection and immigration QnA for expats

Hello dear readers! I wanted to share some of my interactions with US border protection and US embassy to help you prepare for customs and immigration. I have gotten through every time and the experience has been good overall. I have been an Indian national the whole time. I have traveled on: F1 (student) and H1B […]

My worst travel gaffes

I plan a lot in advance but you can’t know everything and you can’t plan everything. I am sharing some unlucky trip moments to set the right expectations from your trip and plan ahead.

Astoria – 2 day itinerary

A small historical town a few hours drive from Seattle