Our trip was to Hawaiʻi Island, commonly known as the Big Island, the largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Although there are six other major islands in Hawaii, many of them can be explored on a 7-day cruise, which gives travelers a glimpse of several islands. Instead, we flew from San Francisco to Kona International Airport […]
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Early Hawaiians—A Peek from the Lyman Museum
When I retired, the bricks fell from the wall, and suddenly my entire daily routine transformed completely. I launched a travel blog as my personal travel diary and discovered a passion for history at every destination I visited. It became like uncovering the stories hidden in every stone, allowing me to escape into another world […]
The Occident Art: An Insight From The Metropolitan Museum, New York
Prior to my exploration of New York’s museums, I had the opportunity to visit several institutions, including the British Museum. However, I found myself less captivated by the concept of ‘Art.’ Upon my visits to the Metropolitan Museum, the Jewish Museum, and the Museum of the American Indian and many more, I began to perceive […]
My Manhattan Diary – Day 1 to 19
Upon boarding the Air India flight to New York, I observe that the aircraft is consistently at full capacity, predominantly occupied by Indian senior citizens. Many of these individuals are en route to New York or New Jersey, as these states are largely populated by their children who reside and work there. I, too, belong […]
My New York And Mid Atlantic Diary – Day 20 to 30
I was positioned at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, awaiting my flight that was scheduled for 2:30 AM. At first, I expected the flight to be sparsely populated; however, by 1 AM, a significant number of elderly passengers had arrived to board. It soon became clear that the flight was likely to be fully […]
From Edison’s Menlo Park – Where Bulb Was Born
I had always considered that since Thomas Edison was born in New Jersey, he must have had some residence in the state. Upon my arrival in New Jersey, I undertook online research about the birthplace of Thomas Alva Edison and found that he was indeed born in New Jersey in 1847. Subsequently, he set up […]
