Façade of a VooDoo shop at the French Quarter. Some years back, I had the chance to check one item off my bucket list- a ghost and vampire tour around the…
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*Fried rice quickie
Once upon a few minutes ago, I had a pot of cooked brown rice. I know brown rice has many health benefits over white rice and it has more fiber…
Read MoreChasing the swimming pigs in the Bahamas
The first time I heard about the Bahamas swimming pigs years ago, I did not exactly jump up and down or thought that I would ever visit the famous pig island…
Read MoreThe Queen’s Staircase: A Bahamas landmark
Tucked in between towering 100-foot limestone walls below Fort Fincastle in Nassau, Bahamas is a flight of steep stairs is a landmark in the Bahamas--the Queen's Staircase. Brief history The British…
Read MoreBoarding the wrong bus in the Himalayas
The dispatcher made another call and a rickshaw appeared. We were loaded into it and off we zoomed into the rain and darkness with instructions to pay the driver 200 rupees.…
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