Usha's Odyssey

Year 1990 was a great year for our travels. We visited several exciting places - but our first trip to China takes the cake. I am inserting a small map to give you a better perspective of where all we went Most of my journeys in over years are connected to my husband’s meetings in Echocardiography. So when we heard that there was an APCDE meeting being held in Beijing in end September we were excited. Via Hongkong we arrived in Beijing - but to our surprise there was no one

On one of our early trips to Kyoto for a conference, a doctor friend of ours invited us to Kagoshima in Kyushu. That’s the southernmost major city on Kyushu island. It is situated close to a bay. In the center of the bay is a volcanic island named Sakurajima. It is an active volcano and from time to time when it erupts city of Kagoshima is covered with dust. We were lucky - this didn’t happen during our stay. During our stay our friend took us to this island and we walked aro

First time we went to NARA in 1978 when we went to Kyoto in a group. It was a day trip from Kyoto. Japan's first permanent capital was established in the year 710 CE at Heijo, the city now known as Nara. Modeled after the Chinese Tang dynasty capital of Chang'an, it served as the political and cultural hub of the nation until 784 CE. The era transformed Japanese society, solidifying Buddhism, Chinese characters, and the arts. Nara is a treasure trove of history and natural

Also called Seto Inland Sea. I had a great fascination to travel across Inland Sea of Japan. It is also known as the Seto Inland Sea. It is a body of water that separates three of Japan's main islands: Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. It is an important and historically significant maritime area, known for its calm waters, scenic beauty, and numerous islands. The Seto Inland Sea stretches approximately 450 kilometers from east to west, and it is connected to the Pacific Ocean thr

I had heard about visit to Little Rann of Kutch from a friend. He gave me contact number and I decided to go there for 3 days. It is not far from Ahmedabad. Once when travelling in northern Gujarat I met a group of school children - when I asked they told me that they were from Zinzuwada. And that name remained with me. Surprisingly when we went, I found Zinzuwada was just adjoining this Ran. We went to this place with friends for 3 nights. We had to make reservation throug