The Al Wabah crater

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I went in a private taxi, to see a natural geographic formation that is located near my place of work in Al Muwayh. This place is called the Al Wabah (Maqla Tamia in Arabic). It is a volcanic crater located on the western edge of the Hafer Kishb basaltic plateau that contains many volcanic cones.

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Road trip to Naukuchiatal and Mukteshwar

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We ┬аexplored the property the first day and was happy to see that apart from a TT table and carrom board, the resort has a gym and two pool tables. My husband and son ┬аplayed a few games of TT and carrom, while i enjoyed the hammock in the garden with my book. ┬аThen as the sun set, it was mystical seeing the colour of the waters change. The next morning we decided to take a boat ride. Then, following a good breakfast we decided to take a walk around the lake and explore the small hamlet. The walk is around 3.5 km and will take barely an hour at a slow pace. You will meet smiling locals and few tourists, especially if you take this walk before 10am. The tourists generally don’t stay at Naukuchiatal but make a day trip and descend on the sleepy hamlet after 11 and move out by 5.

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Paradise regained : Day 7, 8 & 9

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It was 4.30 AM and hot tea was waiting for us. By the time we left Pahalgam it was 5.30 AM. Katra is a good 280 KMs away. We stopped around 8.30 AM for breakfast. A warm welcome was given to the hot paranthas. It is a shame that we did not get to taste the popular local тАЬRajma ChawalтАЭ during our trip.

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рд╣рд░рд┐ рдХрд╛ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ – рднрд╛рдЧ реи..

рд╣рд░рд┐ рдХрд╛ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ – рднрд╛рдЧ реи..

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рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдХрд░реАрдм реирел рдХрд┐рд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рджреВрд░ рд╣реИрдВ. рдЗрд╕рдХреЛ рд╣рд┐рдорд╛рд▓рдп рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рднреА рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ. рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рд╣рд┐рдиреНрджреБрдУ рдХреЗ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдкрд╡рд┐рддреНрд░ рд╕реНрдерд▓реЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рд╣реИрдВ. рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рдХреЛ рдХреЗрджрд╛рд░рдирд╛рде, рдмрджрд░реАрдирд╛рде, рдЧрдВрдЧреЛрддреНрд░реА, рдпрдореБрдиреЛрддреНрд░реА рдЖрджрд┐ рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╡реЗрд╢ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рднреА рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ. рдпрд╣ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ рдХрд┐ рдпрдВрд╣рд╛ рдкрд░ рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдгреБ рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рдЕрд╡рддрд╛рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдкреНрд░рдХрдЯ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗ. рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдЗрд╕ рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рд╣реИрдВ. рд╡реИрд╕реЗ рддреЛ рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реИрдХрдбрд╝реЛ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рд╣реИрдВ, рдкрд░ рд╕рдордп рдЕрднрд╛рд╡ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рд╣реА рдордВрджрд┐рд░реЛрдВ рдФрд░ рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдореЛ рдореЗрдВ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрд╛.

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Ghumakkar Insights – Traveling in Indian Railways

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With the advent of Duronto non-stop trains there is a possibility to avail these trains if your destination is on the route close to eventual destination of┬аthe train and it is a technical halt of the train. Every long distance train has some technical halts where crew changes.┬аIf your destination is one such then it could be a boon. For example, Mumbai – Howrah Duronto has technical halts at Bhusaval, Nagpur, Bilaspur, TataNagar.┬аSo, people who are destined to let’s say Bilaspur or Tata Nagar can book the entire journey from Mumbai to Howrah but get down at these stations when trains stop there. In my recent┬аjourney from Mumbai to Howrah, there were several such passengers who got down at Tata Nagar and Kharagpur.┬аYou may just have to pay extra upto Howrah for this convenience. Railways does not publish a list of technical halts for a train but you can easily figure them┬аout by experience, talking to train crew, passengers or characteristics that it is a major station, change of railway division and around 5-7 hours from previous technical halt.

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Mumbai Tour Part -3 / рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдХреА рд╕реИрд░ рднрд╛рдЧ -3 (рдмрд╛рдмреБрд▓рдирд╛рде рдордВрджрд┐рд░, рдПрдВрдЯреАрд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рддрд╛рдЬ рдорд╣рд▓ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓)

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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реА рдкреЛрд╕реНрдЯ рдореЗрдВ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЖрдкрдХреЛ рдореБрдВрдмрдИ рдХреЗ реЮрд┐рд▓реНрдореА рд╕рд┐рддрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдШрд░, рдореБрдХреНрддреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡ рдордВрджрд┐рд░, рдЬреБрд╣реВ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рдЗрд╕реНрдХреЙрди рдордВрджрд┐рд░,┬а рддрдерд╛ рд╕рд┐рджреНрдзрд┐рд╡рд┐рдирд╛рдпрдХ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ…

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The Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque

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While driving along the airport highway, a massive, magnificent, multi-domed edifice springs up, seemingly out of nowhere from the stark desert environs . We are on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and gazing in wondrous disbelief at what is arguably the most beautiful building this side of the Arabian Sea, the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayyan Grand Mosque. It is purportedly the third largest mosque in the world, after the great mosques at Makkah and Madina.

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Three Ghumakkars

Summer Vacation тАУ a wonderful run through NH-2 towards Ghats of Varanasi – Part I

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We took a rickshaw and then walked for 5 minutes to reach Dasaswamedh Ghat. The Sandhya Aarati took our breathe away. We have never seen such a live performance тАУ they were at their artistic best. Finally around 8 p.m., the journey took its toll and my son couldnтАЩt stand anymore and we decided to return to the hotel, with a promise to come back again and spend a few days to explore the city once again.

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рд╢реНрд░реА рдЬрдЯреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рднрд╛рдЧ реи

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рдирдИ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ рдЯреНрд░реЗрди рдареАрдХ рдЯрд╛рдЗрдо рдкрд░ рдЪрд▓реА рдФрд░ рдореИрдВ рд╕рдХреБрд╢рд▓ рдкрдВрдЬрд╛рдм рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ . рдорд┐рддреНрд░ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзреА рдореЗрд▓ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛рдк рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рджреЛ рджрд┐рди рдФрд░ рдирд┐рдХрд▓ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ . рдЖрдЬ рдЪрдВрдбреАрдЧрдврд╝ рд╕реЗ рд╢рд┐рд╡ рднреЛрд▓реЗ рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╢реБрд░реВ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ. рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдЖрдкрдиреЗ рд╢реНрд░реАрдЦрдгреНрдб рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдВрджреАрдк рдЬреА рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╢рд┐рд╡ рднреЛрд▓реЗ рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢рд╛рд▓ рд╢рд┐рд╡рд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдХрд┐рдпреЗ . рдЪрдВрдбреАрдЧрдврд╝ рд╕реЗ рд╕реАрдзреЗ рд╣рд╛рде рд╢рд┐рдорд▓рд╛ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рд╢реНрд░реАрдЦрдгреНрдб рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡ рдЬреА рдЖрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдкрд░ рдЙрд▓рдЯреЗ рд╣рд╛рде рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рд░реЛрдкреЬ рдирд╛рдо рдХрд╛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдЖрддрд╛ рд╣реИ. рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕реЗ рд╢реНрд░реА рдЬрдЯреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡ рдЬреА рдХреЛ рдмрд╕ рдорд┐рд▓рддреА рд╣реИ. рдЕрдЧрд░ рдЖрдк рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд╣рди рдкрд░ рд╣реИрдВ рддреЛ рднреА рдмрд╣рд╛рдВ рд░реЛрдкреЬ рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддрд╛ рд╣реИ.

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Hundred in Gangtok – Part 2

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Very soon we hit the Sevoke town and surroundings change dramatically. For first time we saw mighty Teesta river as it was flowing on right side of the road. On left side of the road were hills. The view was very beautiful and everybody in the bus was astonished. It was hard to believe the change of surroundings so sudden. As the bus was moving towards Gangtok on scenic NH 31A, we were enjoying the green hills, Teesta river running side by side and also the beautiful rainy weather.

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Kashmir- Paradise regained : Day 5 & 6

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We had a fantastic morning in store for us. We assembled at a small pier. At Rs. 300 per head many of us had a go at water surfing. We have to stand atop a small plank which is tied to a pair of ropes. This will be pulled by a motor boat taking us for a spin around the lake. With no safety gear it was a riskтАж but thatтАЩs the fun part.

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Everest Base Camp & Kalapatthar Expedition

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Many mountains like Thamsekru, Ama Dablam now accompanying is for next 4 -5 days. After lunch again itтАЩs a tough climb till Tengobche. Huffing and puffing are part of life but have only one aim to reach EBC. As we reach Tengobche snowfall starts, kindly note at this height there would always be snowfall no rainfall. Tengboche have a world highest Buddhism monastery in the world. Good palce it was. Now feel some mild headache means altitude plays there game from here.

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