A solo trip to Palm Springs

About 300 kilometers of round-trip and five hours at (almost) the top of San Jacinto Peak.. I would not say it's an entertainment package.. But the ride to the top of the mountain in rotating Aerial Tramway( world's largest, they say) is thrilling.. and the view of Coachella Valley and I-10 freeway from a height of about 8500 ft above sea level is...

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Horseshoe Bend And Lower Antilope

Horseshoe Bend! We visited this on the second day of our "Long Weekend Tour" during Thanks Giving holiday. We had planned to watch sunrise from this magnificent Horseshoe Bend.  That day, we woke up and got ready by 6:30 AM and headed towards Horseshoe Bend; about 4 miles away from the hotel we were staying.  I had planned to click...

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Grand Canyon - South Rim

Monstrous but ethereal... Calm but intimidating... Barren but inspiring... That's how it felt about this unique geological erosion at Grand Canyon... Justice to its name after all, GRAND! I had heard about this 446 km long, up to 29 km wide, and up to 1.8 km deep Canyon. I had watched the documentary about the same in NatGeo channel....

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Not So Long Ago in Mumbai - Trip Down Memory Lane Part 01

It is the little things in life that count!Most of the times that line is perceived as Cliché. Nevertheless, I am a fan of it. Not because it sounds nice, but because I feel that all the time.For instance, I had to move away from my base work-location Mumbai. From my career point-of-view, it was nice to experience back there. However, it is not the memory of nice projects or assignments that makes...

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After Telcos plea against Whatsapp, it is Motor Manufacturers’ and India Post’s turn to cry

Mumbai, Aug 8: As the news of Telcos reaching out to TRAI to regulate Whatsapp and others is still hot and fresh, another set of surprise news has emerged. The request of Telcos to provide “Level playing field” in telecom sector has clearly inspired the Motor manufacturing sector. In an overnight turn of events, a committee of motor vehicle...

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Meet the all-new iBike from Applle

California, July 26: The rumors are flying high that, consumer electronics giant Applle Inc. has decided to add new vertical dimension to their business. The smart-device company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity wing has taken an initiative to partner with a major Mountain Bike manufacturing firm to produce Applle branded bikes. The all new breakthrough product is likely to be...

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Listening Skill

It was somewhere around 11 O'clock  on a Saturday night. The only source of light that lit the hall was fifteen-inch screen of my laptop. It was then I felt like something was moving at the far end of the room. It took a moment for me to realize that, that was my mother who was waving at me to get my attention! What the heck!...

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