Hiking the Routeburn Track
Since falling in love with the South Island of New Zealand earlier this year, my family and I were longing to go back. However,…
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Since falling in love with the South Island of New Zealand earlier this year, my family and I were longing to go back. However,…
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Now why were we in Haryana of all the places? We need to get some background on Indus Valley culture over here to appreciate our destination. We all know about Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro as principle sites of Indus culture. Now Indus or Harappan culture refers to archeological finds pertaining to time period of 2500-1900 BC having specific similarities. The distinguishing characteristic of this culture is presence of town planning evident in spacious perpendicular roads, sewerage system, fortified townships and large houses with courtyard and brick walls. Findings of seals, weights, beads, gold ornaments indicate flourished trade.
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We then stood in a custom queue for Visitors. There were two lines one for Permanent Residence and another for Visitors. Custom officer checked our passport and Visa and guided us to another hall. Inside the hall, it was a long queue. When our turn came lady officer asked us to sit at the waiting area inside hall. She has started checking our documents. She took almost an hour to check our documents. We then proceeded to baggage claim area. As soon as we entered in baggage claim area, we saw ┬аnumber of porters standing with trollies.4 Bags 10$, above 4 bags, each bag 3$.We came in baggage claim area and none of the conveyor was displaying our flight number. We rushed to BA counter, but there was no staff at the counter. We were unable to find any co passengers also at the airport. We were searching bags all over the baggage claim area. Near one belt conveyor we found few bags. When we went there we saw our bags. We quickly started collecting our bags. One from one corner, ┬а┬аsecond from another corner, third from some other place etc. While collecting we thought definitely the other ┬а2 handbags which we had deposited afterwards ┬а┬аmust be missing , but luckily we found those two bags. Now counting started 1, 2,3тАж.One bag is missing. To our surprise the bag which had all Kitchen items specially (Rolling pin and board for Chapati) and groceries was missing. We were then searching ┬аBA staff┬а so that we can inform about our missing bag. There was no BA staff at the airport. Then we saw a lady coming towards baggage area and she was BA staff. We informed her. She asked us to fill up the form about missing baggage and ensured that they will search the bag and will let us know the status within 24 hrs. We then decided to hire porter as it was not easy for us to carry 10 bags in 2 trollies.
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Last time when I had travelled there it was in the month of January. The temperature was hovering around 10 degrees at the day time, but the nights were freezing cold. As we landed at the Bagdogra airport, a car from the hotel came to pick us up.
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We left our home at around 11.20 p.m. and our first stop was тАЬMardeshwar TempleтАЭ , Palikhanda, a place ┬аlocated adjacent to high way itself. We decided to take blessings of тАЬLord ShivaтАЭ to start the journey. It was around 1.15 pm we left for our next planned stop тАЬShamlaji TempleтАЭ. We were at тАЬShamlajiтАЭ around 2.50 pm. After having darshan in the temple, we took a bit longer break here for some refreshment. I am avoiding writing historical details of this two temples as authentic information is easily available on web and there is no point writing it again. We left shamlaji at around 3.30 curiously waiting to reach our final destination.
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рдХрднреА рдЧрд╛рдбреА рд╕реЗ рдЗрдзрд░ рдЭрд╛рдВрдХ, рдХрднреА рдЙрдзрд░ рдЭрд╛рдВрдХ | рджреЗрдЦрддреЗ рдХреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордЭ рдЖ рдЬрд╛рдП┬а, рдХреНрдпреВрдВрдХрд┐┬ардЖрдЧреЗ рддреЛ рд╣рдо рд▓рдЧрд╛рддрд╛рд░ рджреЗрдЦреЗ рд╣реА рд░рд╣реЗрдВ рдереЗ рдЖрдЦреНрдиреЗ рдлрд╛рдбрд╝реЗрдВ , ┬а┬а рд╣рд╛ рд╣рд╛ рд╣рд╛ …рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА┬ардХреА рд╣реЗрдб рд▓рд╛рдЗрдЯ рдХреА рд░реЛрд╢рдиреА рдореЗрдВ рдЬреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рдПрдХ рджреЛ рдореАрдЯрд░ рддрдХ┬арджрд┐рдЦ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдмрд╕┬ард╕рдордЭреЛ рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп┬ард╡рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рджреБрдирд┐рдпрд╛ рдереА рдмрд╛рдХреА рддреЛ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд┐рдЦ рд╣реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛,рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рджреЗрд░ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдЦреБрдж рдорд╛рд▓реБрдо рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХреА┬ардХрдм рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рджреЛ рдЪрд╛рд░ рдордХрд╛рдиреЛ┬ардХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рд╕реЗ рд╣реЛрдХрд░┬ард╣рдорд╛рд░реА рд╡реЛ рдкрдерд░реАрд▓реА рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рдЧреБрдЬрд░ рд░рд╣реА рдереА (рдЕрдБрдзреЗрд░рд╛ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг ) рддрдм рдЧрд╛рдбрд╝реА рд░реЛрдХреА … рд╡рд╣реАрдБ рдПрдХ рджреЛ рдЖрджрдореА рдорд┐рд▓реЗред рдПрдХ рд╕рдЬреНрдЬрди рд╕реЗ┬ардкрд░рд┐рдЪрдп рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╡реЛ рд░рд╣рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рддреЛ рдмрдбрд╝реЛрдд (UP) рдХреЗ рд╣реА рд╣реИрдВред ┬а рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рдЙрдирдХреА┬а┬ардкреБрд░рд╛рдиреА рдЬрдореАрдВрди рд╣реИ, рд╕реЛ рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рднреА рд░рд╣рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред ┬ард╡рд╣реАрдБ рдПрдХ рдШрд░ рдореЗрдВ рднреА рдмрдиреА рдЫреЛрдЯреА рд╕реА рджреВрдХрд╛рди рд╕реЗ рджрд░реНрдЬрдиреЛрдВ ┬а“рдкрд╛рд░рд▓реЗ рдЬреА ” рдХреА рдмрд┐рд╕реНрдХреБрдЯ рдХреЗ рдкреИрдХреЗрдЯ рдЦрд░реАрдж рдЕрдиреНрдиреВ рдФрд░ рдкреНрд░рд╡реАрдг рдмрд╛рдмреВ рддреЛ рдмрд┐рдЬреА рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП …..рдореИ ┬ард╡реИрд╕реЗ рднреА рднреА рдмрд┐рд╕реНрдХреБрдЯ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЦрд╛рддрд╛ рдФрд░ рдЧрд╛рдбреА рднреА рдЪрд▓рд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред ┬ард╕реЛ рдЙрди рд╕рд╛рд╣рдм рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рддрдЪреАрдд рдХрд░ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдХрд╛ рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдЪрд╛рд▓ рдФрд░ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдХрд╛ рдмреНрдпреМрд░рд╛ рд▓реЗ рдЪрд▓ рдкрдбрд╝рд╛ред
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The events that preceded her journey to Spiti gives any solo woman traveler a sense of deja vu where families restrict and discourage solo travel owing to the many infamous incidents known to them.
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Palakkad is a land of palm trees and paddy fields. It is known to be rich in flora and fauna. Etymologically Palakkad is derived from the words Pala and Kadu. Pala is a tree with sweet scented flowers and Kadu meaning forest. Pala treeтАЩs fine smell goes beyond 500 meters.
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It was the dream of a few decades. A valley full of flowers up in the Himalayas is not something to be missed. However,…
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рдкреНрд░реЛрдЧреНрд░рд╛рдо ┬ардЕрдореГрддрд╕рд░ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рддрдп рд╣реБрдЖ, рдЖрд░рдХреНрд╖рдг┬а рдХрд░рд╛рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛.рек рдирд╡рдореНрдмрд░ рдХреА рд░рд╛рдд рдХрд╛ рд╕реНрд╡рд░реНрдгрдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдПрдХреНрд╕рдкреНрд░реЗрд╕ (рдлреНрд░реЛрдВрдЯрд┐рдПрд░ рдореЗрд▓) рдХрд╛ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рддрдп рд╣реБрдЖ, рд╡рд╛рдкрд╕реА рем рдирд╡рдореНрдмрд░ рдХреЛ рдЫрддреНрддреАрд╕рдЧрдврд╝ рдПрдХреНрд╕реНрдк. рд╕реЗ рдереА. рд░реЗрд▓рд╡реЗ рд╕реНрдЯреЗрд╢рди рдкрд░ рдЬрд▓реНрджреА рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдХрд░, рд╡рдВрд╣рд╛ рдкрд░ рдмреИрда рдХрд░ рдЪрд╛рдп рд╡рд╛рдп рдкреАрдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЖрдирдВрдж рд╣реА рдХреБрдЫ рдФрд░ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ.
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Coimbatore also known as Kovai is a major developing smart city in the Tamil Nadu located on the banks of the Noyyal River amidst Western Ghats. It is often referred to as the тАШManchester of South IndiaтАЩ due to its cotton production, garment and textile industries. Coimbatore is also called as the “Pump City” as it supplies countryтАЩs large requirements of motors and pumps.
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Then we thought to roam around the hotel, so we asked our taxi driver to take on a small ride around here and there. There was a small market with some J & K government cottages beside that market. Those cottages are for those who donтАЩt want to stay inside the hotel. These cottages have their own kitchen where a family can stay and cook their food on own and can enjoy in the midst of nature.
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рдЗрд╕рд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рдХреА рдореИрдВ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡реГрддрд╛рдВрдд рдкреНрд░рд╛рд░рдореНрдн рдХрд░реВрдБ, рдЖрдк рд╕рднреА рдкрд╛рдардХреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рд╕рд╛рджрд░ рдирдорд╕реНрдХрд╛рд░ред рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЕрддрд┐ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдХрд╛рд░реНрдп…
рдмрд╣реБрдд рджрд┐рди рд╣реБрдП рдХрд┐рдиреНрддреБ рдХрд╣реАрдВ рдШреВрдордирд╛ рдлрд┐рд░рдирд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рдкрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛, рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рднреА рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдХреНрдпреВрдВрдХрд┐ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдкрд╛рдВрдЪ рдорд╛рд╣ рдХреА рдмреЗрдЯреА рдиреЗ рд╣рдореЗ…
Jaipur is renowned for its colorful markets, gorgeous handlooms and wonderfully laid out gardens. The people are very cheerful and friendly. DonтАЩt forget to try the famous Rajasthan delicacies including the thali. Rajasthani arts and handicrafts are things that you canтАЩt afford to miss.
You are really spoilt for choice when it comes to restaurants in Goa. Besides the beach shacks, where you can sit on the sands and gaze out at the sea, sipping on a drink, while waiting an hour or two for your meal to arrive, there are many restaurants inland which also serve excellent food at very reasonable rates. There is a fusion of East and West, Portugese and Indian, meat and vegetables, which makes Goan cuisine unique. Coconut is used liberally, along with other Indian spices in the cooking. ‘Fish curry rice’ is the most common food and available virtually in every restaurant. The different types of seafood on offer in Goa includes pomfret, kingfish, ladyfish, mackerel, tuna, shark, crab, prawn, lobster, squid and mussels. Chicken, pork, mutton and beef dishes are also on offer at all the restaurants, cooked in the popular Goan flavours such as vindaloo, balchao, recheado, xhacuti and caldin.
We had already planned that we would include at least one meal out at a shack or restaurant in our daily sight-seeing itinerary. One precaution we always took was to carry our own drinking water if we did not want to order a drink, or pay for a bottle of branded mineral water.
Bhuta Kola, a ritual folk dance that depicts the tryst between Devas and Daivas.