Not Your Typical Travelers, Gangtok, May 2019 #EyesForDestinations
Lost count of the number of times our hosts asked us where we wanted to go “tomorrow”. And then when we said that we would probably end up going to…
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National War Memorial, New Delhi
Considering the Indian Armed Forces first proposed a National War Memorial to the Indian Government in the Lord’s Year of 1960, this National War Memorial in New Delhi has been…
A Six Day Beach Vacation in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka #EyesForDestinations
No matter how hard we try, sister-sister vacation time is hard to squeeze into both our schedules. The last time we did something together, just the two of us, was…
Lebua Corbett Jungle Resort #EyesForDestinations #NAINAxLebua
Proactive service, where the host pre-empts and anticipates the requirements of their guests, is rare. Even though India is at the forefront of high levels of service in the hospitality…
Landscape Photographs : Driving to Ranikhet, 2018 #NAINAxRanikhet
Generally, I warm up my camera trigger finger once we’re out of Delhi and much closer to Ranikhet. The air is clearer closer to the hills. The photographs are greener.…
Colombia In India #EyesForDestinations
Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi hosted us ( Bharat and I ) for lunch that was prepared by two amazing Chefs from Colombia : Chef Juan Ortiz & Chef Alejandro…
My Top Five #EyesForDestinations Experiences #EyesForLuxury in DNA After Hours
In today’s print and online edition of DNA After Hours. Article is titled, “Epically Epicurean“. So far, what I consider to be my top five luxury experiences. What I wrote…
An Evening in Singapore : Gardens By The Bay #EyesForSingapore #EyesForDestinations
I was recently in Singapore for a gig with the wonderful Yotel Singapore and I stayed on in the city for a bit longer with my friend Julie. I had…
Gold & Africa #CoverUp #EyesForVietnam
104th Edition of #CoverUp Beehive bracelet by Shop Akira, finger ring from the MET Museum NY ( gift from a friend ) – both pieces of jewelry are non-precious metal,…
DSLR Photos of the Parents #NAINAxRanikhet
The more time I spend photographing with my smartphone, the more I want to get rid of my DSLR. But I doubt I will – at least not anytime soon.…
#EyesForVietnam Getting There, From India #EyesForDestinations
Great escape from the air pollution of Delhi. That was not the original plan of course. The original plan was to do a repeat of “annual vacation with the folks”…
My Yotel Singapore Staycation #NAINAxYOTEL #EyesForSingapore
If you go in expecting that the rooms are like luxury airline cabins, you will be very pleasantly surprised. The YOTEL concept is of hotel rooms that utilize space smartly,…
A Brief Tour of San Francisco City #EyesForSF #EyesForDestinations
Walked around a bit. Huffed and puffed up steep streets. Sat on the upper deck of an open-top bus and froze my butt off. A co-passenger on the bus, a…
Gurgaon. Walk at Night #EyesForGurgaon
Literally what the headline says and not much else. Except maybe, “walk with a DSLR”. More Gurgaon related stories on my blog can be seen under the #EyesForGurgaon tag.
SFMOMA #EyesForSF #EyesForDestinations
Was lucky enough to make a quick gander through the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, also known as SFMOMA. Lucky because I was going to reserve this for the…
My First Time Flying Cathay Pacific #LifeWellTravelled #NAINAxGoogle
Exactly ten days after Cathay Pacific’s 71st Anniversary ( the brand was founded by American Roy C Farrell and Australian Sydney H de Kantzow on 24th of September, 1946 – initially…
The Slightly More Satisfying Timelapse #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
[videopress uSp1vBb6 w=”1800″] Well, obviously I couldn’t have left you ( or myself ) with the very dissatisfying timelapse earlier! I did continue to shoot to make this slightly…
Museum Of Ice Cream, San Francisco #EyesForSF #EyesForDestinations
Not knowing what to expect, I had assumed that the “Museum Of Ice Cream” would be somewhere I’d probably learn more about “ice cream”. I love eating ice cream, but…
Eleven Hours in Hong Kong #EyesForHK #EyesForDestinations
There was an eleven hour layover during my travel back to Delhi from San Francisco. ( I was in San Francisco for the Google Fall Launch. ) The layover was…
The Dissatisfying Timelapse #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
[videopress 6Yq2yII8] Watch it fullscreen – button at bottom right of the above window. Pointed the camera in a different direction that usual. I love watching clouds form and…
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco #EyesForSF #NAINAxGoogle #EyesForDestinations
Some DSLR and mobile phone photographs of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA. During my #NAINAxGoogle trip for the Google Fall Launch event! Scroll scroll scroll! Some panoramas…
Ranikhet > Farm House > Delhi. Until next year! #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
2nd & 3rd September, 2017 From visiting the grocery store to pick up just one more packet of playing cards, to refueling the vehicle and getting photos with the staff.…
Lunch With Friends #NAINAxRanikhet Day 07, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
1st September, 2017 It is September already. Where did 2017 go? And a whole week in Ranikhet already too. Time flies. I don’t think I want to go back to…
Flying Over San Francisco #EyesForSF #EyesForDestinations #NAINAxGoogle
Currently in San Francisco with Google for Google Product Launch event, where they launched a whole host of products! ( More about that on the blog soon I promise. )…