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  • Tips for Visiting Walt Disney World Orlando with Children

    Tips for Visiting Walt Disney World Orlando with Children

    My son and I have been frequent visitors to Walt Disney World Resort (WDW) in Orlando, Florida since he was 2 years old. The four theme parks we visit at WDW are Disney’s Animal Kingdom (our favorite), Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, and Epcot. We are sharing some learnings and tips from our visits to…

  • Tip: Use regular bars of soap to save money, time and help conserve the environment

    This article makes a case for using regular solid bars of soap and detergent powders instead of liquid soaps. Soap bars are available all over the world at cheap prices. They are great for use at home and for travel. Shower/Bath Use a regular bar of (solid) soap while taking a shower every day instead of…

  • Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Book Review)

    Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is one of the most inspiring books I’ve read in a long time. It is a book about adventures, travels, cultures, customs, ancient wisdom, evolution, anatomy, biology, footwear, anthropology, friendships and human nature. It is also a book about long distance running. Through the stories of his warm characters,…

  • Diary of Julie & Rajiv’s India Trip

    Background The following is a diary of some events from our recent trip to India. I created it using Twitter and Yahoo Pipes. We posted regular status updates to Twitter during the trip, mostly using text messages from my mobile phone. I’ve done some minor editing in the post below. The timestamps are in New…

  • Happy New Year 2007! Highlights from December/January

    The closing of 2006 and beginning of 2007 has been exciting. I’d like to share some highlights from December/January: In Paris: I celebrated New Years’; spent a memorable week; photographed hundreds of beautiful moments; learned some French; practiced Spanish; made new friends and relaxed on the train to London. http://photos.rajiv.com/2006 In the USA: The Newspaper…

  • 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…

  • 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…