Visit to Corbin’s Cove Beach from Port Blair, Andaman
Day 1 – January 21, 2019 Corbin’s Cove beach was not far off from the Cellular Jail. In the late afternoon sunlight, the beach…
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A visit to the Cellular Jail, Port Blair, Andaman
January 21, 2019 After lunch, we moved to the historic Cellular Jail. Once it was used to be a symbol of horror and torture,…
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The maiden trip to the Andaman Islands – Chatham Saw Mills
Chatham Saw Mill was set up in 1883 with the primary objective to meet the local requirements of saw and timber for the constructional works. Being one of the biggest and oldest in Asia, this structure has witnessed a lot of history.
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Chamba and Mani Mahesh got replaced by Dalhousie
While checking out from Hotel Asia, we were surprised when we were asked to pay the bill. We told that rooms were booked through Travelguru long back and we handed over printout of booking confirmation with my ID copy. But hotel authority told that they did not receive payment from Travelguru, so we must pay before we leave.
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Langthel, more Dzongs – the perfect conclusion to the trip to Bhutan
The medium sized Dzong, named as Yuduchuney Dzong, was not as big as the one at Trongsa or at Bumthang. It was situated on the lap of a hill, surrounded by very tall mountains with serene view. I met many youngsters over there in traditional Buddhist attire.
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Have you heard of The Burning Lake in Bhutan?
As per belief, in the year 1475, religious icon Terton Pema Lingpa had jumped into the lake with a burning butter lamp in his hand. When he came back from under the water, the butter lamp was still burning.
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There is more to Trongsa in Bhutan: Extended journey to Bumthang, Kurjey Lhakhang
This heritage building is a massive circular five storey tower (called as Utse) with two lower towers. The south and north towers are connected to the main tower by multi storied wings. It has four observation points resembling Tiger, Lion, Garuda and Dragon.
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Know Bhutan: Trongsa, the city of heritage and the Dzong
Built in 1644 in its present form, it is the largest Dzong of Bhutan, which can be seen from many points of the town. It was huge, robust, elaborate and respectful looking. A series of inter-connected multi-floored buildings comprising of Lhakhangs (Buddhist temples), alley like long corridors, court rooms, wide stone stairs, paved courtyards completed the Dzong in its entirety.
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Offbeat Tourism at Mangdechhu Hydro Electric Project in Bhutan
The Mangdechhu hydroelectric project is a 720MW run-of-river power plant (4 units each of 180 MW capacity) being built in Trongsa district of central Bhutan on the Mangdechhu river (which is a tributary of Manas river – which is again a tributary of Brahmaputra river). Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA), which is constituted by the Indian Government and the Royal Government of Bhutan, is developing the project. On completion, most of the electricity generated by the underground power house will be used to meet the energy requirement of Bhutan and the surplus electricity will be exported to India
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A memorable visit to Druk Yul, Bhutan
In the journey of life, we do get many friends in different phases of time. Amongst all, friendship with old school mates stands tall….
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Vaishnodevi Shrine – A Ghumakkar’s journey for quick darshan
Man proposes, God disposes – that’s what the famous proverb says. That again proved true for me during my trip to Vaishnodevi and Himachal Pradesh during the end of September 2015. Looking at the calendar, I planned a tour programme covering Vaishnodevi, Chamba, Bharmour, Hadsar and Mani Mahesh
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The mysterious Naga Sadhus and humbling return journey
Very soon the faint evening glow, which was prevalent in the sky, vanished. The vessel did not have any light in the upper deck area. All the lights we had, was only the cosmic glow in the sky. I could not see anything ahead. The person sitting next to me was a mere silhouette. Up above there were innumerable stars and glowing planets travelling with us and below there was infinite quantum of water through which we were moving.
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