It won’t be incorrect to begin this post by saying “Istanbul eats on its streets”. I am not sure whether there is a global headcount of which city has the most street food vendors or which city has the greatest variety of street food, but, if there is, I am sure Istanbul would be a(…)
Published On: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
I have set out to discover Istanbul. I am not chasing any guide book recommendations. I am discovering, and that is what I am here for. As a blogger it is what you see, and what you capture, and what you think is going to be important to your reader – and this story is(…)
Published On: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
They claim that they make the only pizza which is worth eating. In a city like New York making this claim needs a certain degree of confidence and a certain degree of wickedness. Yes, you need to be wicked because you are undermining all others in one stroke. A ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’ kind of a place, you(…)
Published On: Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
Going to Boston from New York has always been a challenge for me and I believe for many others. It is too short a flight and too painful to go through all the mess of airport management, it’s just not worth it. Taking a rental car and driving down works only if it is not(…)
Published On: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
From a slaughterhouse to a house of peace, this piece of ground has seen what a mess our world is. The minute you step inside the UN complex you are technically not on US soil, this vast complex and other UN buildings in its neighborhood are extraterritorial. For a layman it is all New York.(…)
Published On: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Is Grand Central New York all about transporting you from point A to point B? No it is not. On the contrary it is all about liberal mingling of art, culture, food, opportunities, business and utilities. Transporting you is incidental. This is my story and impressions about Grand Central, New York. There were a few(…)
Published On: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Here I was, back on a Gray Line bus for the second time in my life. This bus ride of mine had a defined purpose and the purpose was to capture photographs for this post, which I really wanted to do. I had always wished, if only I could board the bus with time on(…)
Published On: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
My eye saw the Apple logo first. Sorry, but that is what I saw and composed this picture. I was 9 ft above the ground on this sightseeing bus and I see this Apple logo looking back at me, fumbled for my camera and got what I wished. Only when I saw this photograph late(…)
Published On: Monday, September 16th, 2013
Whenever I look at this building, it tells me to rise, rise in admiration of the vision and the work which went into creation of this icon of the United States of America and America’s Favorite Architecture. It tells me to rise, because those who do, stand out and they reach out to the stars(…)
Published On: Sunday, September 15th, 2013
You are going to NYC? Wow! Don’t come back without going to The Plaza food Hall opposite Central Park, it is amazing.” With a sell like this there was no way I was going to miss going here. Just to state, the sell was from a highly regarded foodie who had read and heard great(…)
Published On: Tuesday, September 10th, 2013