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  • With land and air covered, now for the water

    Hang gliding over beautiful mountains and the beach was great fun, so with land and air covered, I needed to learn to swim. I’m one of those few adults who didn’t learn swimming as a child. So now I’m taking swimming classes at a local YMCA. Speaking of land water reminds of one my favorite…

  • Visit to Philly for Vik’s Graduation

    My younger brother Vik graduated from Villanova University with a double major in Management Information Systems and Finance. Here are some photos from my weekend trip to the Philly area.

  • As a Change from Corporate Travel and Expensive Personal Vacations, Consider Backpacking

    I love to experience contrasts during my travels. Traveling first-class and staying in luxurious hotels is a pleasure indeed, but tourism on a shoestring can be a rewarding experience too. (From ABCNEWS) At age 29, looking at what lay beyond his third decade, Lars Berg knew things weren’t quite right. The San Francisco software product…

  • Hang gliding, Hiking and Sightseeing near San Francisco

    I went hang gliding, hiking and sightseeing on weekends recently. Some of the photographs of the scenery around San Francisco look beautiful.

  • Personal & Business Travel Checklist

    I now maintain my travel checklist in a Notion Document (follow this link). A copy of it from Notion is pasted below. Related: I also created a checklist of tips specific to visiting Walt Disney World in Orlando with children. Big Backpack or Suitcase 💡 Whether on personal or business trips, I always end up…

  • Do not celebrate until after your success

    I loved to play Chess when I was a child. This anecdote is from when I was playing a tournament that could have decided my future as a chess player. I had a winning position, and my opponent, in despair, kept saying to himself a verse in the Sanskrit language: vinaash kaalae vipreet buddhi (…