The Invincible Moonsheen Part – 19 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet her mother’s friend in America, Udayini, who runs a women’s aid organization “Sahaya”. Sameera feels very good about Udayini. Sameera, who is four months pregnant, says that she wants to […]
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America Through My Eyes Seattle (Part-4) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar When we woke up from the dream of the tulip fields the day before, we saw Mount Rainier towering like a big white cloud in the south of the Seattle skyline. We were thrilled to travel there that day. We […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 18 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira comes to meet Udayini, an old friend of her mother who runs Sahaya, an organization working for women in the United States. In her first meeting, Sameera had a good opinion of Udayini. […]
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America Through My Eyes Seattle (Part-3) – Tulip Festival Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar I was filled with boundless excitement that morning as I prepared for this trip, knowing that the Tulip Festival in April was to be held near Seattle in Skagit Valley. As a true nature lover, the flower […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 17 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet her mother’s friend in America, Udayini, who runs a women’s aid organization called “Sahaya.” Sameera, who is four months pregnant, feels very good about Udayini and tells her that she […]
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America Through My Eyes Seattle (Part-2) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Space Needle: We departed from Pike Place Market around 2 PM on our way to the Space Needle. A monorail exclusively connects this market to the Space Needle, and we decided to take that train, for which we’d have to […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 16 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet her mother’s friend in America, Udayini, who runs a women’s aid organization called “Sahaya.” Sameera, who is four months pregnant, feels very good about Udayini and tells her that she […]
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America Through My Eyes Seattle (Part-1) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar After traveling all over California without leaving anything, and thinking of visiting neighboring states in April, friends suggested, “The tulip festival in Seattle and the surrounding areas is a great choice.” I promptly switched over and everyone was okay. Satya […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 15 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet her mother’s friend in America, Udayini, who runs a women’s aid organization called “Sahaya.” Sameera, who is four months pregnant, feels very good about Udayini and tells her that she […]
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America Through My Eyes MORRO BAY (PART-2) Morro Bay – Big Sur Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Though we have been revolving around the “Morro Rock” since morning, looking at the sights here and there, we still feel chased by some indescribable pleasure all along the Bay! We rowed a boat […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 14 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet Udayini, a friend of her mother in America who runs Sahaya to help women. Sameera feels very happy and develops a positive opinion of Udayini. Four months pregnant, Sameera narrates […]
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America Through My Eyes MORRO BAY (PART-1) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar William Hearst Memorial Beach: The evening light was still shining brightly when we stepped out of Hearst’s Castle. Instead of turning onto the beach road at the Castle turn, I steered the car directly to “William Hearst Memorial Beach”. […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 13 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira comes to meet her mother’s friend Udayini, who runs a women-helping organization Sahaya in America. Udayini greatly impressed Samira. The four-month-pregnant Samira details her inclination toward divorce and the causes that lead to […]
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America Through My Eyes Hearts Castle Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar As I was thinking of a long weekend vacation, I remembered that we have not been to “Hearst Castle,” which is on our list. Hearst Castle is about 200 miles south of our house, a three-and-a-half-hour drive. It is a […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 12 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira comes to meet her mother’s friend Udayini, who runs a women-helping organization Sahaya in America. Udayini greatly impressed Samira. The four-month-pregnant Samira details her inclination toward divorce and the causes that lead to […]
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America Through My Eyes Yellowstone -6 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar The final day of the visit to the Yellowstone expedition came to an end. We decided to take the western route instead of the southern one when we were coming back. But the route goes through Norris. With the previous […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 11 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira comes to meet her mother’s friend Udayini, who runs a women-helping organization Sahaya in America. Udayini greatly impressed Samira. The four-month-pregnant Samira details her inclination toward divorce and the causes that lead to […]
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America Through My Eyes Yellowstone -5 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar We wandered around in the nauseating surroundings the previous day, so I prepared well with the masks for today’s visit, after vacating the lodge where we started. We have to shift to another place in the evening. The daybreak filled […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 10 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to America to meet her mother’s friend Udayani who runs a helping organization for women, Sahaya. After meeting Udayani, Tanmay develops a good opinion of her. Four months pregnant Samira tells her […]
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America Through My Eyes Yellowstone -4 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar The next morning, we prepared hastily to get out of that “mosquito resort”. Lack of time, we didn’t have breakfast there. Grand Teton National Park: To go to Yellowstone National Park we have to go through “Grand Teton National Park” […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 9 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira meets Udayini, a friend of her mother who runs a voluntary organization “Sahaya” to help needy women in the US. Samira develops a positive opinion of Udayini. Four-month-pregnant Samira details the recent developments […]
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America Through My Eyes Yellowstone -3 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar We left for Salt Lake City at 9 am. We Traveled over 400 miles in a rental car and arrived overnight at our lodge near Yellowstone’s South Gate. There are 2 routes for this trip. One is a fast freeway, […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 8 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira meets Udayini, a friend of her mother who runs a voluntary organization “Sahaya” to help needy women in the US. Samira develops a positive opinion of Udayini. Four-month-pregnant Samira details the recent developments […]
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America Through My Eyes Yellowstone -2 Salt Lake City Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Although there was a great deal of hubbub since our departure, we were glad that we had the chance to have dinner in San Jose because the flight was delayed by an hour. We learned only after […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 7 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira comes to meet her mother’s friend, Udayini, who runs a women’s aid organization in America. Samira had a good opinion of Udayini. The fourth month pregnant Samira sought a divorce and she relates […]
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America Through My Eyes Yellowstone National Park Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar We thought we would go somewhere during the Independence Day long weekend holidays in the first week of July. We planned to go to Yosemite and the Grand Canyon again as part of seeing the places that we have […]
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The Invincible Moonsheen Part – 6 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet her mother’s friend Udayini in America, who runs a women’s aid organization “Sahaya”. Sameera, who is four months pregnant, tells Udayini that she wants to get a divorce and the […]
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America Through My Eyes Return to New York City Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar We visited Boston the whole morning and after lunch, we traveled back to New York. It was drizzling all over the way. The return journey from Boston took about 4-5 hours. After a five-long day trip, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 5 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet her mother’s friend Udayini in America, who runs a women’s aid organization “Sahaya”. Sameera, who is four months pregnant, tells Udayini that she wants to get a divorce and the […]
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America Through My Eyes Boston Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Harvard University:As we stayed in a hotel an hour away from Boston, the night before, we left early in the morning and reached the first sightseeing place in Boston, “Harvard University”, at seven o’clock. It all […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 4 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet Udayini, a friend of her mother in America, who runs a women’s aid organization, “Sahaya”. She feels very good about Udayini. Sameera, who is four months pregnant, says that she […]
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America Through My Eyes Niagara to Boston Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar We had been wandering outside in the Niagara cold and snow until midnight the night before, so we could not get up at all the next morning. If we had come on our own instead of the bus tour, […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 3 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Sameera comes to meet Udayini, a friend of her mother in America, who runs “Sahaya”, an organization that helps women. Sameera gets a very good impression of Udayini. Sameera, who is four months pregnant, […]
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America Through My Eyes WASHINGTON DC- Niagara Day-2 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar We reached Niagara at dinner time. Snow piled up on the side of the road outside. In the light of brightly decorated lamps, the whole town is shining beautifully as if the sky landed on the ground. During […]
Continue ReadingAmerica Through My Eyes WASHINGTON DC- Niagara Day-1 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar As usual, early in the morning, we departed from DC. We had to travel over 400 miles that day and reach Niagara by the night. The guide said […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 2 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira is Razi’s daughter. Udayini and Razi are childhood friends. Her mother tells her daughter that she must meet Udayini, who lives in the same area in America. Udayani runs a women’s aid organization […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 1 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar “You Have Arrived Your Destination” Sameera switched off the GPS and got down the car. She looked around. “Great America! I wonder how people could get the addresses before this GPS!” She sighed and checked the number on […]
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WASHINGTON DC Day – 3 (PART -2) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Washington DC (Part-2) After a visit to the White House and the Capitol Hall in the morning, our guide took us to the Natural History Museum by lunch time. We had to finish the museum visit and meal in […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Behind the Novel “The Invincible Moonsheen”… -By Dr K.Geeta My mother K. Varalakshmi is a popular author. She is a prolific writer who has written extensively about the lives of rural women and their plight and continues her writings even now. […]
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US East Coast- Day-3 Philadelphia, Washington DC (Part-1) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar The previous day’s fatigue from the New York City tour was felt the next day. It was so hard to wake up in the morning. Of Course, but it’s inevitable. We got up […]
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America Through My Eyes East Coast of America- Day-2 New York City Tour (Part-2) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar The guide left us near the Rockefeller Center at twelve o’clock for lunch and told us to come back after lunch in an hour and a half. Rockefeller Center: The surroundings were […]
Continue ReadingAmerica Through My Eyes East Coast of America- Day-2 New York City Tour – Part 1 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar We booked a 5-day bus tour to visit the east coast of America. We arrived in New York the night before. We’ve to get on our tour bus at 7 […]
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My Mexico Adventures – Part 4 -Vijaya Manchem I still remember in my childhood, we had these huge open grounds near a local park, and every year during a festival, many banjara families would come and put up their tents, set their rides to earn some money and stay there for about two weeks and […]
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My Mexico Adventures – Part 2 -Vijaya Manchem “Have you gone mad? Why would anyone go to Mexico?” asked friends and family in absolute shock, “That too all by yourself with two young kids?” Well, I never anticipated any dangers that I might encounter. Yet, I did my research and felt that Yucatan would be […]
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America Through My Eyes Easy Coast of USA (Day-1) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Kids are persisting to go somewhere during the holidays. Everyone suggested their own choices of places. Varu researched on Google and confirmed the Hawaiian Islands, with printed details on a piece of paper. For so many days, […]
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America Through My Eyes- California – North-5 (Crater Lake) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Last day of Northern California Trip – Crater Lake Klamath Falls is a village with Falls only in its name but has no waterfalls in its surroundings. We planned a bit wrong so from here we had […]
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My Mexico Adventures – Part 2 -Vijaya Manchem “Have you gone mad? Why would anyone go to Mexico?” asked friends and family in absolute shock, “That too all by yourself with two young kids?” Well, I never anticipated any dangers that I might encounter. Yet, I did my research and felt that Yucatan would be […]
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My Mexico Adventures – Part 1 -Vijaya Manchem “I think you three should escape this winter to a warmer place. You have just been back from India a few months ago, so it should be somewhere else” said the husband while looking into his laptop. I don’t really mind going back to India though, I […]
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America Through My Eyes- California – North-4 (Crescent City, Redwood Forest, Oregon) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Northern California Tour Day – 4 Though It was very late at night, I woke up pleasantly that morning. The reason for that was on our journey that day we would cross California to […]
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America Through My Eyes- California – North-3 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Fort Bragg – Leggett-Mayers Flat-Eureka Departing that day from Yukai, again via the coastal town of Fort Bragg, Redwood we traveled through the Myers Flat in the woods, watching plenty of things on the way, and finally reached Eureka, […]
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America Through My Eyes- California – North-2 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Fort Ross-Point Arena-Yukai Travel: Fort Ross is near the town of Jenner on the coast. Safari West is about forty to fifty miles from Santa Rosa. It’s a matter of an hour’s journey. We left at ten o’clock in […]
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America Through My Eyes- California – North Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar FairField Santha Rosa Everytime when we planned a tour we used to choose a location and visit the surrounding places around it. This time I hit upon a rather different idea. How would it be if we plan to […]
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America Through My Eyes- Modesto Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Most of the American families of the nearby surroundings affected by the recession over the past four years, have fled to Modesto. Analysts predict that people who do not have technical qualifications, will have to travel hundreds of miles to reduce […]
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Attractions around Geneva -Shantisri Banerji Our long journeys for the summer of 2019 were planned in March itself. First, we (me and my husband) decided to go to New York on 15 May to spend one month with our daughter and son-in-law. From there we were to go to Geneva in Switzerland as our dear […]
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America Through My Eyes- Sanjose Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar San Jose is the third-largest city in California and the tenth-largest city in America. If you look at the borders on a map, it looks like a dinosaur glued with pieces of paper. The city begins ten to twelve miles away […]
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America Through My Eyes- Alcatraz Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar When we see from the coast of San Francisco, the piece of land Alcatraz can be seen in the distance, as if sea waters separated the highway in recent days. Though it’s an island, it is a tiny territory, and it […]
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America Through My Eyes- Grand Canyon Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Of all those islands surrounding San Francisco province, Angel Island is large. The island was used for military purposes in the early 19th century; however, it is now a national historical location. TRIP: Angel Island is forty to fifty miles […]
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America Through My Eyes- Grand Canyon Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Few locations and certain panoramic beauties are more appealing in pictures than to optical experience. Rather than watching videos and pictures, we rapt with joy when the eye catches glimpses of its reality. A feel of elation once I owned […]
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America Through My Eyes- Las Vegas Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Las Vegas is a world famous gambling city. It is in the State of Nevada adjacent to California. As there are not as many restrictions as in California, gambling, prostitution and drugs are very common there. People from all over […]
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America Through My Eyes- Death Valley Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: Madhuri Palaji California state in America is very diversified. The weather is different in each corner. Snow towards the north, hot towards the south, seashore on the west. The unconquerable Sierra Nevada mountain range on the east. Not only that, the world […]
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America through my eyes –Mount Madonna Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Mount Madonna Most of the people here go camping during the summer. Summer is the best time to roam freely outside in the limited warmth. Camping means living absolutely outside. Living in tents in the forest areas where no human […]
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America through my eyes -Napa Valley Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Napa Valley is about 80 miles away from our place – we can reach there in about an hour and half or two hours. It takes more than two hours if the traffic is too much. Everybody talks about wine […]
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America through my eyes –Mount Shasta Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Our long time wish to visit the Northern part of California from our place finally succeeded with our trip to Mount Shasta. Mount Shasta is a volcano. This mountain stands tall and alone a little away from the Sierra Nevada […]
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America through my eyes -Sacramento Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Sacramento is the capital city of California. This is the city where first and foremost settlements started during the period of “Gold Rush” in Northern California. It’s a very convenient city for transportation. A very fertile land with the conflux of […]
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America Through my eyes -Catalina Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Sometimes, unplanned trips can turn out to be very successful.. Our trip to the island of Catalina was just like that. Catalina is one of the eight most popular Channel Islands in Southern California. Unlike the rest, it is a well-developed […]
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America Through my eyes –San Diego Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English translation: Swathi Sripada San Diego San Diego is the second-largest city in the state and at the end of the South of California. It is 120 miles from Los Angeles and about 470 miles from our hometown. It is a continuous journey of […]
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America Through my eyes –Monterey Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English translation: Swathi Sripada Monterey At a distance of forty miles to the south of Santa Cruz, nearly 120 miles away from San Francisco lies Monterey. With small islands, and with the natural beauty of Cyprus trees surrounding the glistening stones banks, Montero is an […]
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America Through my eyes -Lake Tahoe Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English translation: Swathi Sripada Lake Tahoe watching snow for the first time in life is a beautiful dream. A great feeling. Incessant pleasantness. Lake Tahoe is the place of a mixture of all this. It is about 220 miles from our home to the […]
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YOSEMITE Telugu original : K.Geeta “Yosemite” English translation: Jagaddhatri In the end of May luckily we had a long holiday, and when asked children, where shall we go, in one voice they said Yosemite. “How far is Yosemite National Park & Valley from Mountain View?” before I did complete “wait I will consult my Google […]
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