The Met is undoubtedly the greatest museum in New York, not for it’s architecture (which reservedly is the Louvre), but because of its sheer volume of art, the diversity and the unbelievable magnitude of its collection. While I first read and imagined the museum through Donna Tart’s novel The Goldfinch, my first and later subsequent…

If there are only two things that you could see in the United States, then make sure those two things are the glorious city of New York and the natural falls of Niagara said one, and he couldn’t have been more right than ever. In the state of New York the Niagara falls offer a…

Its time for a line with sugar and lime With sun in my eyes Lo! its summertime   Of cheery toasts and wondrous woes With stars in sight across the night   A pleasant sign of a cheery time Is a want of rhyme dozen a dime   Of sticks and stones that break no bones Its a…

Taking the environment extremely seriously the Canadians have a flair for life. Nature, for one is a treasured asset, and being very sensitive to the natural surrounds comes quite naturally for them Vancouverites too! The architecture of glass and steel is lodged with wood, materials that lend a stylish character to the city. Sparkly clean…

The impermance of things causes many a wince For forever we wonder before we duly surrender As we break our bread for the beauty of dining   Engaging wholly the dread instead of simply whining Many things done and said in time for all the shining In our eulogy to the dead may we not forget…

Though am totally smitten by Harvard, the university, the place, its only a part of the greater phenomenon called Boston! The Boston tea-party not sufficing, which was the first and the bravest attempt to oust the East India company, an event that sparked the American Revolution. Visiting Boston in the Fall season, is a visual…

  The halls of Harvard are much like the halls of Hogwarts, steeped in legend and full of wonder. Whether marching across the corridors of Gund Hall or sitting around in the Harvard Yard, or even sipping a tumbler of warm melted dark chocolate at Burdics, the Harvard University casts a spell to behold. Riding…

Walking across a brand new mall in immaculate Singapore, still largely unopened to the public I was first introduced to the talents of one Mr Chihuily. Set in a neat and tidy ceiling, all-white environment a burst of colour in a tizzy caught my attention. A chandelier that paled even the Venetian Murano glass, I…

  The story of the American Freedom is largely incomplete without the Liberty Bell and a walk down America’s original capital city, Philadelphia. The land of opportunity as it stands today, the democracy that it is, and a nation of such pride, confidence and openness all started with the ringing of a bell. The Liberty…

  In a sprawling campus off the city of Seattle is the stunning Boeing Factory that amazes not only by its inner workings and all that it stores but also tremendously by its sheer size. The Future of flight as the aviation centre is aptly titled, the visit to the world’s most expansive building, the…

Spinning at a height of over 667 feet the space needle was once the tallest building of Seattle and the tallest structure to the west of the Mississippi River. Built in 1962 for the world fair, it stands at 607′ height, withstands winds of about 200 miles per hour and earthquakes of about 9.1 magnitude,…

Off downtown Victoria and on the island making great use of the glorious weather and warmer climes thanks to the nearby pacific is the see-it-to-believe-it Butchart Gardens. A rose is a rose is a rose. Just as an orchid is an orchid, a dandelion is a dandelion, a daffodil is a daffodil and a carnation,…