Red and white paper lanterns, brushed with black kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese script), sway gently in the wind above my head among the sturdy ginkgo trees. A sweet biscuit-like scent wafts from Mitsuru Cafe where a fresh batch of imagawayaki – golden pancakes filled with a sweet red bean paste – is steaming … Read more
On Oct. 20, during the shutdown, the Interior Department detailed plans to cut nearly 2,000 jobs—including 272 at the Park Service—was made public. Conservation groups immediately warned that such damage would spread throughout the park. “It will harm natural and cultural resource protection and critical construction and maintenance projects if it goes through,” said Kristen … Read more
“I was thinking. Let’s go on a cycling trip together,” Lynn, my partner said to me one rainy Atlanta afternoon. “Nothing too drastic, though,” he said, with a look that made it clear he wasn’t interested in joining my usual style bikepacking trip. I have been cycling for over a decade. My brother built me … Read more
As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, it’s almost as if the outside is signaling that the winter solstice is just around the corner. Oh, wait. That’s why it is. The shortest day of this year falls on 21st December. Although the solstice marks the official start of winter—and the shortest daylight hours—it … Read more
In the evening when we arrived in our house. My father, who felt a minute ago, felt like traveling-we made a long journey from Mumbai to London on the same day-and the check-in on the table to quickly review the city scene spread the map given to us. Then he is a pen from his … Read more