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Ecuador: Galapagos, Andes and Amazon Wildlife Odyssey
Visiting Ecuador, Galpagos Islands

Mona Shah
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Cool It Off This Summer With Easy Breezy D’lish Recipes
Summer is the perfect time for some outdoor cooking that’s light on the effort, cool on the body, and heavy on taste Keep the cooking ...

Mona Shah
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Montenegro - A rough-around-the edges appeal
Must Visit Places:Â Kotor, Budva. Good things they say come in small packages and Montenegro certainly lives up to that claim. From the...

Mona Shah
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Bosnia and Herzegovina - Craggily beautiful and intriguing
Must Visit Places: Sarajevo, Mostar, Pocitej, Stolac, Trebinje, Visegrad Situated in the heart of the Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Mona Shah
4 min read
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Serbia - The heart of the Balkans
Must Visit Places: Belgrade, Zlatibor, Visegrad, Frusko Gora While Croatia and Slovenia were modern economies, emerging from restricted...

Mona Shah
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Slovenia - Where the Alps meet the Mediterranean Sea
Must Visit Places: Bled and Lake Bled, Vintgar Gorge, Ljubljana Next we crossed the border to Slovenia. Nestled where the Alps meet the...

Mona Shah
3 min read
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Croatia - At the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe
A description of our wonderful trip to Croatia

Mona Shah
6 min read
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MoJo’s Grand Ex-Yugoslavia Exploration
MoJo’s month-long visit to the countries of the former Yugoslavia, gives you a glimpse into its rich history, diversity of cultures and...

Mona Shah
1 min read
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Gorgeous Guatemala: Everything you need to know for a 10 day trip
From Mayan ruins to active volcanoes, this is a Central American gem captivates with its extraordinary landscapes and a...

Mona Shah
5 min read
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Exploring the Mystical Energy of Sedona's Red Rocks
Our unforgettable girls trip to this magical place As you drive into Sedona, the towering red rocks make a clear statement: this is...

Mona Shah
6 min read
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Living Intentionally as a Zero Waste Chef
Making environmentally and socially responsible choices has risen in our collective consciousness over the last few years. Extreme...

Mona Shah
6 min read
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Superbowl Recipes with an Indian Twist
If you are like me, Superbowl is all about food, commercials, and the halftime show. It is the social aspect of the game that allures me,...

Mona Shah
5 min read
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Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson (Author)
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and...

Joe Samagond
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MoJo’s Sojourn to Southern Italy and Sicily
Our great plane, train, boat and automobile journey. Out trip startedin Naples (Napoli) where we came to celebrate Mona’s 60th birthday...

Mona Shah
5 min read
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A Post Vacation Diet Reset With Sattvik Food
As the pounds piled on after a vacation, Mona Shah tries out the Sattvik lifestyle by rejigging her diet and food habits A vacation is no...

Mona Shah
4 min read
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Embracing the Frozen Majesty: Our Spectacular Journey Through Yellowstone's Winter Wonderland
Joe and Rajiv Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming has held a special place in our hearts ever since our summer visit there years ago. It...

Joe Samagond
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New Year Recipe Reset
A New Year’s resolution is almost a tradition, most of us make resolutions, some achievable, others that fail within a few weeks/months....

Mona Shah
5 min read
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Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson
Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting...

Joe Samagond
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The Ritual of Chai
If you grew up in a desi household, you know how important chai is to us, a warm tradition that is at once calming and welcoming. Every...

Mona Shah
5 min read
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Killing Moon: A Harry Hole Novel by Jo Nesbo
This killer will get inside your head. Brilliant rogue police investigator Harry Hole is back, this time as an outsider assembling his...

Joe Samagond
1 min read
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