Usha's Odyssey

80 Years Around The World

Hakuba (Nagano) - 2006

Nagano Prefecture is located in north central part of Honshu island. It became famous when winter olympics were held in 1998. The games...

Mar 25

At the end of World Congress of Cardiology conference we joined a tour of Japan for a week. Starting from Tokyo we first visited...

Mar 13

Swans in Japanese language are called Hakucho. I was very keen to see swans in natural surroundings. During my stay there I read in...

Feb 25

This was our second visit to China. The conference was being held in Shanghai. Our first visit was in 1990 when conference was held in...

Dec 3, 2024

When we went to South America for a conference in Brazil and Argentina – Iguazu water fall, Galapagos and Machu Picchu – were high on our...

Oct 24, 2024

I am going to write about a few of my favourite destinations in Kyoto. Most of the sightseeing in Kyoto is Buddhist temples and Shinto...

Oct 4, 2024

We were planning to go to Iceland on our way to USA. One of our friend had done this trip recently with a group. So we followed the...

Aug 26, 2024

A few words about the Yangtze river - The name Yangtze has been applied to the river mainly by those in the West. Chang Jiang (“Long...

Jul 16, 2024

During our visits to Hokkaido, once we were invited to Rishiri Island by a young a resident doctor with whom we became friends during...

Jul 11, 2024