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Wild Rice, Mushroom Soup
Ingredients: Chicken broth (homemade in my case) Small pack of wild rice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 Red Onion Sliced carrots 6 cloves of minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme Sliced exotic mushroom blend (I only had shiitake at home) Shredded cooked chicken breast Salt Black pepper Preparation Cook wild rice in chicken broth or water until [...]
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Mt. Washington in the White Mountain National Forest area is known for winter sports. People hike up with their skis and snowboards to different trails for free of cost winter sports. Winter hiking with crampons and plastic boots are equally popular among mountaineers. [...]
Here is my Thailand itinerary: Day 1: Arrive at Bangkok. Day trip on my own. Stay at New Siam I hostel. Day 2: Visit Ayutthaya Historic Park, stay at New Siam I hostel. Day 3: Floating Market visit and stay at New Siam I hostel. Day 4: Fly out [...]
I enjoyed every moment of Sri Lanka trip from every aspect. It was not just a sight seeing trip. I lived through this trip with some interesting encounters. Day 1: Chennai to Colombo flight in the evening. From the airport i went straight to Kandy. Picked up by the guest house driver. Visit my visa [...]
Besides living in the U.S. on H1B visa and visiting family in India, traveling to other countries have been pretty exciting from the moment i figure out visa requirements. (Please don’t rely on the below details for your visa requirements. They change pretty much anytime.) The biggest lesson I have learned is to call [...]
Traveling alone is an experience, everyone should seek at least once. I have had this opportunity few times by now. I have been to Asia (extensively), Africa and Central America by myself. Just my backpack, camera equipment, passport/visa, Amazon kindle loaded with books and money in local currency – all I need to get going. [...]
Kilimanjaro Pictures Gusting winds, scree from the rim, 1285m (4215 ft) altitude gain, rapidly freezing water, mid-night summit-day start, and loss of appetite due to mountain sickness – will strip you naked of attitude or ego if you got any. And I have surrendered myself to her as she makes no allowance for mental weakness. [...]
I have two weeks to go for Kilimanjaro expedition. I am truly excited and equally nervous about the climb. But, I think I am in a good shape overall. I ran a half-marathon last weekend. And I swim at least 3 times a week. I wish to dedicate more time for exercising, but it has [...]
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