Travel stories, photo blogs and family friendly destination guides
Best Things to do in Venice with Kids
Venice is one of those places that transports you to another era, and is best experienced without any itinerary or plan. Some call it touristy, stinky, pricey, unreal – I say it is romantic and whimsical. No matter how many times we have been we always try to spend 3 days Read More …
Texas Road trips : Favorite Family Getaways near Dallas
Dallas is many hours from nice beaches, National Parks and the mountains, but there are still plenty of choices for a Texas weekend getaway. Over the years we have been on a quite a few Spring Getaways near Dallas, after all we have lived here for over 20 years. Here Read More …
Best Instagrammable spots in Dallas, Fort Worth and the suburbs
When we travel I don’t typically seek out Instagrammy locations but seek out experiences. But when we are home in Dallas it is a fun to find Instagramy spots on weekends when we don’t have baseball games, plans with friends or other commitments. We have vibrant murals, neat architecture and Read More …
10 Best Valentine Sweets in Dallas for your Sweetheart
While you can never go wrong with a last minute dozen red roses from the one of the white tents setup around the neighborhood markets, there is something about adding a one of a kind box of decadent sweets and a handwritten card that makes the Valentines Day extra special. You Read More …
Texas Road Trip : Girls Getaway at Beavers Bend Oklahoma
While the National Parks in the United States get a lot of love and visits, we tend to ignore the many beautiful State Parks around the country. Just a scenic 3 hour drive from Dallas, Beavers Bend State Park and the area around the picturesque lake Broken Bow is perfect for a weekend in Read More …
Breathtaking sunsets and bikes rides on the Emerald coast in South Walton, Florida
If you are looking for family friendly beaches with sugar white sand and emerald waters, South Walton is just the place. There are 26 miles of beautiful beaches in South Walton that stretch from Miramar Beach near all the way to the Bay County line where Panama City Beach is Read More …
Memorable things to do in Madras aka Chennai, India
Madras is a feeling, Chennai is the name of the city! I grew up in Madras, while people call it Chennai these days, to me it will always be Madras. I spent a good part of my years here, going to school, hanging out with friends and cousins … I know my Read More …
Highlights of 2018 – Top Travel Moments Outside Suburbia
This year I’m thankful for the amazing safari experiences in East Africa where we got to see the Great Migration and so many other amazing wildlife. Africa has been a big bucketlist destination for us and so excited that we got to check it off this year. Waking up to Read More …
Snowy Photos from Shirakawa Go, Japan
While we were exploring shrines, looking for torii gates and eating all the sushi in Japan last December, I was secretly counting down to a day in the Japanese Alps. We normally don’t enjoy cold weather, (we are from Texas after all) or go on group tours, this was one tour Read More …
Travel Essentials that make the best gifts for travelers
Christmas holidays mean a winter getaway for us and we don’t do big holiday gifts or massive decorations around the house. We most likely end up somewhere warm like a beach destination in December and it is always fun to see Santa come in a boat or a jet-ski. I Read More …
A Mavs Winter Wonderland
We stepped outside suburbia last weekend to watch the NBA team Dallas Mavericks play It was such a fun and festive evening. South Concourse of the American Airlines center was setup like a Winter Wonderland for a pre-game party. There was Mr and Mrs Clause, Elf and other winter characters. Read More …
Best View of Table Mountain and Tajness at Taj Cape Town
Taj Hotel always bring back nostalgic memories of home for me. Growing up in Chennai which by the way will always be Madras for me, we used to visit the cafe at Taj Coromandel Chennai for coffee and black forest cake. We would stop at Taj Fisherman’s Cove before heading Read More …