Trips
Travelling is one of my fundamental necessities - I'd go insane (well, more insane) rather quickly without taking a complete removal from the banalities of urban life every now and then.
While some trips are to independently beautiful areas, most trips are to see people. Oddly enough, some of the most satisfying reprieves have been from visiting friends in their urban lives - that "same-but-different" experience works wonders for keeping a well-grounded perspective.
Shame I don't get paid by the word.
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Philadelphia (July 2005)
Where I spent most of my time eating good food. Oh, and Winnie and Steve got married.
Winnie & Steve's Wedding Website - for more pics than any mere mortal can possibly digest. But try anyway. 
Palo Duro & Caprock Canyon (March 2004)
A few days after Steve & Winnie's engagement party (check it out), we (Nick, Steve, Winnie, Nikhil) headed out to spend a few days at these canyons. Although they were originally intended to be a stopping point for a trip through New Mexico, the canyons were more than interesting enough for a few days of stay. One (...)
Isle de Cozumel (May 2003)
Ah, Cozumel. Clear skies, unbelievable waters, and good food. It'll be hard to keep from spending every bit of vacation time here.
As a graduation celebration for Russell & Shirley, we (Russell, Sarita, Shirley, Nikhil) caught a cruise to detach ourselves from the black hole that is academia. Like any good black hole, however, escape from this one (...)
Colorado (December 1997)
It really was an amazing feat - somehow, Tak managed to organize a group of seniors for a trip up to the Rockies to ski. A few of us hadn't seen snow before, let alone put on a pair of skiis and fly down a mountain side - but in the end, we all ended up in a condo (...)
