Freedom

The Tijuana border (between the US and Mexico) is one of the busiest land crossings in the world.

The city is picturesque

Málaga in 3 days

Málaga, a port city in the south of Spain is known for its beautiful beaches. We went there in December, so, this blog post will tell you what to do if you can’t or won’t do water activities.

Social media and burglar bars

Houses in many major cities in Latin America have burglar bars. So, is in India. Very few cities in the US have burglar bars.

Lisbon Skyline

Lisbon (Portugal) in four days

Lisbon has a quintessential old European city charm to it. Compared to Madrid, it is more rundown though.

German Pronunciations for Hindi speakers

The phonetics of German are relatively easy for more Hindi speakers except for a few sounds that are more nuanced.

Tikal

Guatemala in 8 days

Guatemala is a hidden gem in Central America. Just like its English-speaking neighbor Belize, it is a picturesque country worth visiting.

Book summary of Sum: Forty Tales From The Afterlives by David Eagleman

Sum: Forty Tales From The Afterlives is a collection of 40 short stories, describing what could happen in our afterlives. Here are my key takeaways from the book.

Petrified National Forest

Driving from Albuquerque to Phoenix

The drive from Albuquerque to Phoenix is full of national parks and natural wonders. We intentionally did this drive over one-and-a-half days. We started on the afternoon of the first day.

Virgin Mojito (हिंदी)

गाँव में रहने वाला लड़का घर में “नींबू-पानी” पीता है । शहर में जाता है तो उसको “शिकंजी” बोलने लगता है । फिर फ़ाइव-स्टार होटेल में जाता है, और “लेमोनेड” ऑर्डर करता है । विदेश-यात्रा पर जाता है, तो उसी नींबू-पानी को “व़र्जिन-मोहीतो” कहना सीख जाता है । कुमार विश्वास

Android uncaught exception handler and ANR

While trying to install a custom exception handler to catch uncaught exceptions (crashes), I ended up writing