by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 18, 2013 | Travel Tips, Travel Well
I have found carrying extra passport photos to be extremely useful while abroad, especially for expat-related activities like getting a local SIM card for my phone, acquiring visas, renting flats, registering with local offices, etc. Believe me, I’m less than...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 17, 2013 | Destinations, Featured, North America, Orange County, Photo Essays, Travel Well, United States
As daylight retreats into the shadows of the night, gorgeous shades of pink, orange, yellow, and red set the California sky ablaze, offering a few golden moments to stop, reflect, and appreciate everything we have in life. The vibrant hues that pierce through the...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 17, 2013 | 24/48 Hours, Asia, Destinations, India, Luxe City Guides, New Delhi, Travel Tips, Travel Well
A city where old world charm and modern aspirations jostle for survival, New Delhi has often been compared to a phoenix rising from the ashes. The dynamic city-state of New Delhi has sustained a lasting affair with conquest and change, after having been occupied,...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 14, 2013 | Travel Tips, Travel Well
As a last-minute packer, one of the things I would inevitably do is clump all my jewelry pieces together and shove it in my luggage, only to spend an hour untangling it when I got to my destination. Frustrated and irked by having to do this every time, I did a little...
by Nyssa P. Chopra | Feb 12, 2013 | Destinations, Library, Travel Well, United States
February 12, 1809. In celebration of what would have been Abraham Lincoln’s 204th birthday, I’ve gathered my top 5 favorite movies that channel my inner history and film buffs and that depict the raw realities–the devastation, the glory, the...
