Pitti Palace -The Florentine Grandeur
We thanked the museum staff for the courtesy extended to us. We went to admire the lush green Boboli Gardens, the mid sixteenth century garden style which incorporated longer axial developments, wide...
View ArticleA day at Innovative Film City
An impromptu decision on the eve of a weekend brought us to this place. At the first mention , one would definitely think that...
View ArticleMy first trek to Ma Vaishno Devi
On a chilly January morning of 1998 in Delhi, Vikram, a friend and co-worker, announced his plan to go to the shrine of Ma...
View ArticleTrip to Switzerland: Part 1 – Reaching Interlaken
We were involved in the daily grind of office, and were really needing a break. The initial plan was to plan a trip to...
View ArticleA place above the clouds
This was my first trip to a place which lies beyond the claws of the tourism departments. And believe you me, it has been...
View ArticleWayanad – As green as it can get
A dream come true. The planning of “Wayanad visit” started way back in 2006 and had been in “planning” stage until recently when the...
View ArticleTrip to Switzerland: Part 2 – Interlaken and trip to Jungfrau
The previous installment of this series covered reaching the small city of Interlaken in Switzerland, and the disappointment of not being able to do...
View ArticleA trip to Brazil
All this time, He had been watching us from his heavenly abode above, and realized that we were good people, and wouldn’t commit any sins, even if tempted. So He rewarded us by disclosing the fact...
View ArticleTrip to Switzerland: Part 3 – Jungfrau: Top of Europe
After the fairly long journey getting to Jungfrau (3 separate trains is no joke), you reach the underground train station (in fact, a large...
View ArticlePanch Kedar Series: Madhmaheswar
New places make you miss home and you often find yourself in the things-we-used-to-do memory thread. Since I moved to London, my pinings for...
View ArticleStupid Me or .. ?
How will you feel or react when in an unknown country all of a sudden you are singled out and with no fault of...
View ArticleWell grounded in high flying Amsterdam
In Amsterdam, one can visit Heineken museum and take a peek in the world of world’s best beer - Heineken, most of which is brewed in Netherlands. This museum has everything about the history of beer...
View ArticleJaipur to Corbett
My journey started from Jaipur @ 4.30am.. We (my wife) choose this time to avoid heavy traffic along the Jaipur- Delhi Route (NH8) –...
View ArticleTrip to Switzerland: Part 4 – Return from Jungfrau and onto Lake Thun
In a previous post, I had covered our trip to Jungfrau. The return was a bit of an anti-climax, since the line to the...
View ArticleCanal cruise in “Venice of north” – Amsterdam
Boarding fast train from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, we reached Amsterdam central station. Amsterdam central station is located at the hub of activities and as...
View ArticleTrip to Switzerland: Part 5 – The city of Lucerne (aka Luzern)
Our stay in the city of Interlaken done (and the hotel reservations having run out), we decided to move to our next destination, the...
View ArticleThe Leaning Two-hours of Pisa
Italy was like the flavor of the month some days back when I wrote this incomplete article and saved it in drafts praying that...
View ArticleTrip to Switzerland: Part 6 – Trip to Mount Pilatus
The next morning in Luzern, our destination was Mount Pilatus (wikipedia, official site). Mount Pilatus is another famous tourist site in Switzerland, located near...
View ArticleYercaud- In the Shevaroys
The school vacation of my daughter was about to get over in 10 days and it was time to take the family on an...
View ArticleRam Ganga Resort, Corbett – Resort Review
Corbett Ram Ganga resort is a resort near Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). Its a Welcome Heritage property and their website is here. I spent...
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