Nuances

“E pluribus unum” – Latin for "Out of many, one". At the age of 34, I went on my first solo trip. A solo trip not to a nearby village or city but to Washington DC. It was just my third week in the USA and I took the brave decision to travel on my own to explore DC. I was ably guided by my sister and all the reservations were taken care of by her. All I did was to step into the flight from Memphis to DC. I came across the motto mentioned at the top of this blog during my orientation program at the Capitol Hill but I feel this motto not only applies to the political history of the United States but resonates in every aspect of DC. The journey to DC was uneventful and I landed at the Ronald Reagan airport with no hitches. Armed with a Google Maps extract of the Metro journey, I made my way to the Metro Station which was literally a hop, skip and jump from the airport. One can actually see the coaches whiz past if you lift your head up a bit as you exit the airport. Hav...

The Cricket World Cup is here again. This time, all the action is happening in the country I live in; how lucky! My husband, I and little man were lucky to get tickets for India’s first match which was against South Africa in Southampton. There was some rain the previous day and more was predicted for the next. However, match day remained rain free. Again, what luck!!! The match provided everything one could expect - exciting moments, heart stopping moments, emotional moments and of course boring moments too. The result was definitely what we were hoping for - India won the match. Hang on, the actual game is not the topic of this blog. As I looked around the sea of people amongst whom I sat, a few characters caught my eye. This blog is dedicated to those individuals who bring a smile to your lips and make you raise your brows. Selfie Queen: Selfie Queen caught my eye very early on in the day. She was sitting with her family in the row right in front of mine. From an overheard co...

Longleat was not even on our itinerary but we ended up spending an entire day at the Safari, zoo and park. Oh! Are you asking me why I am saying this to you? Fair enough; let me rewind a little bit. After wrestling a lot with the idea of visiting Scotland during the late May bank holiday I managed to convince the better half to visit the Eden Project in South Wales. It had long been on my wish list but we had never managed to visit the place in spite of visiting Wales a number of times. Thus spawned the travel plan for 3 nights and 3 days. For a change, the idea was not to visit a single farm or zoo this time as they have always been included in our travel plans to keep the little man happy. But, it was not to be as you shall see. We began our 600 mile round trip road journey on a Friday evening to avoid tiring the little one with 5 hours of journey. On second thoughts, was it to avoid him getting tired or avoid him tiring us out with his constant whining? Anyway, the break journey...