Fort Unchagaon – A perfect destination for those seeking solitude
Anchored by history and heritage, Fort Unchagaon’s white facade is a museum of memories. The majestic structure stands frozen in silence; the occasional creak…
Read MoreDelhi to Hyderabad by road
Had taken the Delhi-Hyd road trip around one and a half years back. Sorry guys for writing this article so late….but then better late than never….
Read MoreContemplation and Khangchendzonga
Khangchendzonga at 8586m is the third highest peak in the world. It is not a calm and serene mountain as it appears to be when viewed from Darjeeling or Sikkim. Both ice and rock avalanches of incredible dimensions are frequent occurences.Hurricanes of incredible force are one of the deadliest of Kanchenjunga’s weapons which plays havoc with any intruder who ventures “to walk the heights of gods.” This is an article which I wrote sometime ago but Kanchenjuga remains ageless.
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My stay in Nervi, Genoa
I stayed in Hotel Savoia and Savoia in Nervi. Just outside the gate of my hotel and some stairs down there was a railway…
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Oak Grove Inn, Lansdowne – Review
There aren’t too many options to stay and most of them offer very basic amenities. After a lot of research on the internet, we realized that all the hotels with decent reviews (Blue Pine Resort, FairyDale Resort, GMVN Tourist Guest House etc) were booked for the weekend. I was trying to get in touch with anyone who’d give us a room to stay so that we could escape the city and accidentally found just one review of Oak Grove Inn on one of the hotel review websites. That gave me a lead, I googled further and got to the hotel’s website with contact information and called Colonel Rawat (the owner) to check if they had any space left. To my surprise, he plainly said that all the rooms were available and we’re welcome to stay over the weekend.
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God’s own country – Kumarkom
Table of Contents : Part 1 : Kumarkom – Backwaters n Houseboat Part 2 : Munnar – Unspoilt Hill Station It had been a…
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A View of Mettur
Guidebooks rarely make a mention of Mettur or at best underrate it in a few passing words. So if you wander into Mettur you…
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Darjeeling – The Himalayan Queen
intersection point of Nehru Road and Mall Road and is an ideal location for enjoying an uninterrupted view of the snow capped peaks of Kanchenjunga. There are benches laid down where one can sit for a romantic chit chat
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At the feet of Lord Gomateshwara
Last year, we had travelled in the tourist bus (KSTDC) to visit the world famous Shravanabelagola Jain temple in Karnataka State. We left at…
Read MoreWelcome to My Search for the Heart of Asia
I have lived in Asia now some 21 years, arriving here in the early 1970’s as a young American sailor stationed in the Philippines…
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An Introduction to Coorg
The Scotland of India It is often said that Coorg is the “Scotland of India”. Having seen something of Coorg on this trip, and…
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Udaipur: As seen from the eyes of a seven year old
In Udaipur, I went to Gulaab bagh.There were many flowers and trees.
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