Asif brought Keyhole to my attention which lets you look at images of a lots of places in the world looking down from different elevations. The image resolutions vary, with the best resolution for Cambridge, MA (3 inches). A lot of countries do not have any real images at all. But it is still fascinating… Continue reading Islamabad and Atlanta from Above
Category: Travel
Airport Security and Ottawa First Impressions
At the Atlanta airport, we tried to checkin on the e-ticket kiosk, but it demanded to scan our passports since we were going out of country. Our passports are not machine-readable, so we had to go to the airline counter. Strangely, the agent did not even look at our passports. Now this might not be… Continue reading Airport Security and Ottawa First Impressions
North, North We Go
Since the weather here in Atlanta hasn’t been perfect, we are going to Ottawa, Canada for a week. I hear they have nice weather there this time of the year. Do I have any Ottawan readers? Would anyone like to meet for coffee or something? Also, is there anything to see in Ottawa? My only… Continue reading North, North We Go
Travel Tales
I like traveling quite a lot and hence am quite fond of blogs describing or photographing travel around the world. Amanda Butler of Crescat Sententia is blogging about her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kazakhstan. Her descriptions make me want to plan my Central Asian trip soon. Brian Ulrich talks about the standard… Continue reading Travel Tales
The Rain Curse
Based on my stay here in Denver, this place is the wettest city in the US this side of Seattle. It’s been raining almost continuously since before my plane landed on Wednesday afternoon. Not only has it rained, it has also snowed in the mountains. The Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park was… Continue reading The Rain Curse
Paging Denver Readers
I’ll be in the Denver, CO area on June 17-18. If any readers want to meet me, please drop me an email (my email address is on the right sidebar) or leave a comment. Also, I need suggestions on things to do in the area. I am thinking of going to Rocky Mountain National Park… Continue reading Paging Denver Readers
US States I Have Visited
Shown in Red. That’s 38 states plus DC.
Countries I Have Visited
Create your own visited country map Via Sofia’s Journal.
Off to the 38th
State, that is. I am leaving for Maine today. After this trip, I’ll have visited or driven through 38 states (airport stopovers don’t count). The ones missing: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin. I’ll be back on Tuesday. In the meantime, there are some excellent weblogs on my… Continue reading Off to the 38th
Washington DC
We went to Washington DC yesterday. It was a lot of fun despite the hot and humid weather. We reached there at 10:30am and got the free passes for the Holocaust Museum. The earliest they had available was for 3:30pm. (Note to self: buy tickets from tickets.com in advance.) The museum website claims that most… Continue reading Washington DC