My Dad never envied his friends’ material wealth. Instead he confided in me that he felt sorry for his close friends who lacked the decades of closeness that he had with my Mom.
Category Archives: Travel
Cactus Flower Summer
Israel’s changing rainy season winter weather patterns including more episodic, intense rains have brought a bonanza of beautiful summer cactus flowers
Chandigarh City Beautiful: Green Spaces and Mid-Century Architecture
Chandigarh has developed in harmony with the vision of its architect Le Corbusier on a human scale over the decades. In fact it is widely known as “The City Beautiful” due to its effective urban design, and abundance of public parks and gardens.
Exploring Shimla: India’s Queen of Hills
Shimla, Queen of Hills, was founded by the British in the late 19th century as the summer capital of the British Raj. After the hurly-burly trip north from Delhi, words can’t express the meditative, elevating and inspiring beauty of Shimla in the foothills of the Himalayas. I will let my photos tell most of the story.
Our Journey to Shimla on the Iconic Toy Train
Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh and a famous Hill Station in the foothills of the Himalayas. We reached Shimla via India’s iconic and romantic Toy Train. Our travel coincided with incredible turmoil in India’s domestic air travel industry, complicating air travel and making even railroad trips uncertain due to the spillover effect of huge waves of flight cancellations. It was truly an adventure.
Uber 3-Wheelers
The Uber Auto Rickshaw is a great example of how India assimilates Western products through a local lens.
Finding the Christmas Spirit in India
My great love affair with India started long before my first trip more than 26 years ago, and it was very important to me to finally travel with my husband to India in December 2025 – to give him at least a taste of the country and the culture. It was a wonderful, memorable trip for both of us. I do not claim expert status on India – I am just sharing a few photos and memories of our time last December at the request of friends who have asked about the experience.