The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch

While many of us have visited Seattle for Tulip Festival, this year we witnessed a different bloom during our Spring getaway in San Diego. Stopped for a coffee break at a Starbucks in Carlsbad Outlet Mall and spotted wonderful spread of vibrant, colorful flowers from the parking lot. Walking around the parking lot …

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Beautiful Layover to India: Hong Kong

Original Article was published in medium and hence few links/photos don’t work here properly. Please visit below link for better view ability experience.  Link https://medium.com/@SomalVora/beautiful-layover-to-india-hong-kong-8525d500c8dd My wife, Sayali (fiancée during our stay in HK), and I had planned this delightful trip on our way to India in December 2016. We …

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Life is this…

It is already April of 2017 – another year has gone by. And I know that because…because, it is time to file taxes again. And Spring is here again, the rains, of course much needed, will not be missed as much. At least not as much as the cold. So …

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Camp KV 2017 Registration

Our annual camping trip Camp KV is from May 26 – May 29 (Memorial Day Weekend). Venue is Brannan Island SRA. For newcomers to Camp KV, you will need to bring your own tent, sleeping bags, comforters, etc. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner are provided and the work load is shared among …

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Holi 2017

A number of Holi events this year as usual. Wanted to see in which event were the majority of KVites interested to go ? Here are the events: 1) Mar 11 (Sat): GCA (Gujarati Cultural Association) Holi : Venue : Lake Elizabeth, Fremont Time : 10 am to 4pm Link …

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Hawaii – a place full of surprises!

Occasion: Wedding Anniversay Theme: Touristy People: 2 adults, 0 children Cities: Islands – Oahu, Maui When: January 2015 Duration: 7 days Dietary Restrictions: Vegetarian Overall Experience: Awesome – A big thumbs-up. Why this destination: We were shortlisting destinations based on the weather. Since it was January, a lot of destinations …

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Windows productivity tools.

I have collected a few Windows hacks that have significantly boosted my productivity at home and at work. I find using the following the most: 1. Clover: This program is tabed windows explorer. Like tabs in a internet browser, you can create tabs for various open folders within a single …

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