Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Munsiyari…Birthi Falls
Well, didn’t I say in the last blog that silence has a very pleasant sound of its own? You should come to Birthi to experience what I mean. A couple of days away from the madness of the cities, away...
View ArticleHilltop monasteries on the seaside
What Jawaharlal Nehru had said about India is equally applicable to my hometown, Visakhapatnam, better known as Vizag. It is a young city with a history that goes back to the prehistoric period. In...
View Articleउदयपुर –जगदीश मंदिर –माउंट आबू हेतु प्रयाण
वहां से निकल कर अगला पड़ाव था – जगदीश मंदिर ! मैं चूंकि एक घंटा पहले यहां तक आ चुका था अतः मुझे बड़ा अच्छा सा लग रहा था कि अब मैं अपने परिवार के लिये गाइड का रोल निर्वहन कर सकता हूं। परन्तु पहली बार तो...
View ArticleLondon 2012 – Getting there
We went in and did the usual hoolah of checking in and immigration etc., and headed for the duty-free/lounges. My dad waited patiently while mom and I took a look around the duty-free, and finding...
View Articleगढ़वाल घुमक्कड़ी: जोशीमठ – तपोवन – बाबा आश्रम
पैदल घूमते घामते प्रकृति को निहारते हुए सलधार पहुँचे और सबसे पहले वसुधारा की पद यात्रा से सबक लेकर एक दुकान पर रुककर आगे की यात्रा के लिए कुछ चने और मीठी गोलियाँ रख ली. सलधार से भविष्य बद्री तक का...
View ArticleMt. Abu – Sunset Point – Nakki Lake
सूर्यास्त होगया तो मैने कहा कि चलो, खेल खतम, पैसा हज़म ! अब यहां से पैदल ही नीचे चलेंगे। लुढ़कते – लुढ़कते हम नीचे पहुंचे और टैक्सी में बैठ कर नक्की लेक की ओर चल दिये। इससे पहले मैं 2003 और 2005 में भी...
View ArticleSolo Bike Trip to Deoriatal in Uttrakhand
after this again i started journey soon i reached saari village which is the base camp for Deorital.here i got warm welcome from a person his name is rakesh singh negi owner of Rakesh tourist lodge...
View ArticleA DAY AT MUNNAR – CONFLUENCE OF THREE RIVER
After an hour or so we reached at our Friend Parent’s house at Kothamangalam (Town in the foothills of Western Ghat mountain range) where we were warmly welcomed by her family. We were offered the...
View Articleगढ़वाल घुमक्कड़ी: भविष्य बद्री
देवभूमि गढ़वाल के कुछ छिपे हुए रत्नों को तलाशती तीन दोस्तों की कभी ना भुला पाने वाली रोमांचक घुमक्कड़ी की दास्तान...जिसमे हमने कुछ बेहतरीन नज़ारे देखे, कुछ अनोखे और सोच बदलने वाले अनुभवों से गुजरे, कुछ...
View ArticleMy 12th Amarnath Yatra – Trip Report and Pictures , Part 1
Our bus was stopped by one police party at Srinagar and asks to go back as there was some stone pelting incidence on the road. Later we came to know that some fire was broken out at some old Sufi...
View ArticleRanthambore – Meeting the king of the jungle
इस बार हमें 2 नंबर गेट से प्रवेश करना था और इस बार ड्राईवर व गाइड भी समझदार लग रहे थे उन्होंने हमें आश्वासन दिया की वो हमें इस बार बाघ दिखा देगे . वो रास्ते मै अपने अनुभव बता रहे थे थोड़ी देर बाद गणपति...
View ArticleMy 12th Amarnath Yatra – Trip Report and Pictures , Part 2
We get up at 5.30 AM. It was very cold outside. Around 6 AM we came out of tent to proceed further to Holy Cave. We took a bucket of hot water for Rs.50 from Tentwala and wash our face and hands etc....
View ArticleTaste of London
A lot of people wanted food from this restaurant, and so it took me a good 20 minutes to get out of there with food in my hands, and those 20 minutes were for this microscopically tiny plate of little...
View ArticleThe Devdar Prayers
Down to earth from heaven, our vehicle proceeded through roads making inroads into sea of deodars. Crossing the valleys and forests our next stop was the famous Khajjiar. This is a relatively small...
View ArticleNathdwara-Bagaur Haveli-Return from Udaipur
उदयपुर अपनी जिन झीलों के कारण विश्व प्रसिद्ध है उनमें फतेह सागर झील भी एक है। अगर आप सोच रहे होंगे कि फतेह सागर झील का निर्माण महाराणा फतेह सिंह ने किया होगा तो आप सरासर गलत हैं। इस कृत्रिम झील का...
View ArticleEdmonton to Seattle USA
Seattle has a sea shore. Cruise ships proceed from there. It has islands and ferry left every half an hour. Lots of population resides on islands. Seattle is famous for Boeing factory. Microsoft has...
View ArticleTrip to Scotland
It was nice and quaint, and very, very green. About half an hour into the journey I realized that it seemed almost criminal (for lack of a better word) to not listen to the Beatles on a train-ride...
View ArticleTrip to Scotland – Touring Edinburgh
There were a series of galleries on either side of the Grand Gallery, housing exhibits of world culture and history. The ‘Discoveries’ section had clocks of various shapes and sizes. The show stopper...
View Articleगढ़वाल घुमक्कड़ी: तपोवन – रुद्रप्रयाग – दिल्ली
रास्ते में हम लोग लोग थोड़ी देर रुद्रप्रयाग में रुके और फिर चल दिए श्रीनगर की ओर. श्रीनगर पहुँचते पहुँचते हमें काफी देर हो चुकी थी और आज रात इससे आगे जाने का कोई साधन नहीं दिख रहा था. कोई जीप या बस...
View ArticleShimla by Toy Train
While clicking through the window of my compartment, I couldn’t help admiring the beautiful curves. (Again, don’t get me wrong please! I am talking of the curves our train was taking ! ) The sharpest...
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