Are you a mountains or a beach kinda guy? Personally I am a *tiny* bit partial towards the mountains. A few weeks ago over Veterans Day, we took a weekend road trip to Sugar Mountain in North Carolina. The hurricane made it a rainy, and then snowy weekend, but we were cocooned in a lovely… Continue reading Sugar Mountain, NC
Tag: North Carolina
NC State Fair 2022
It's that time of the year folks. The Fair is in town and we feel lucky that it's just a short drive from our home in Raleigh. Our friends Sara and Glenn came all the way from Chicago just to check it out - and from what I am told, the fair exceeded their expectations!… Continue reading NC State Fair 2022
Local Tourist {North Carolina Botanical Garden}
For this week's edition of Local Tourist, I'd like to take you to the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. Also known as the location of my second date with D, circa 2003. How time flies because that was precisely the last time I set foot inside (!!). So while running an errand in… Continue reading Local Tourist {North Carolina Botanical Garden}
The State Capitol
Yesterday, while out for a run in downtown Raleigh, I passed a sign in Union Square which announced that the State Capitol "is open for tours". I have photographed this beautiful Greek Revival building from the outside for various projects, including the Raleigh-Durham piece in U.S. News & World Report. But in all this time,… Continue reading The State Capitol
Mini Travel Guide: Asheville, NC
Some of my best travel memories as a kid who grew up in the unrelenting summer heat of India, are of visiting the hill stations near my hometown of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The trips were usually planned haphazardly with my parents' sudden announcement during dinner that it was just too hot to be in the city.… Continue reading Mini Travel Guide: Asheville, NC
Mini Travel Guide: Chapel Hill, NC
Nothing quite compares to my undergraduate years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Thankfully, I get to revisit those memories quite often given how close the campus is to my home in Raleigh. This past Saturday, the kids and I went for a quick visit to see my nephew Eshaan, who is… Continue reading Mini Travel Guide: Chapel Hill, NC
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