Panchgani – Prospect Hotel
We (me, wife and our two month old son) went to Panchgani for a day to unwind after a long hiatus. We did not…
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Meter Gauge Travel in Central India
Trains in India are ubiquitous which everyone can relate to it and mostly would have traveled in it. However very few people look at…
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Ladakh Odyssey – Part 4 of 4
13th Aug (Alchi) Vicky & Sandy came to our room @ 5:00 AM to wake us up and start for Drass & Zojila. Previous…
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Ladakh Odyssey – Part 3 of 4 (Nubra Valley)
10th Aug (Leh – Diskit) We start behind schedule for Nubra Valley. While I was waiting for others to fill up their petrol tanks,…
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Ladakh Odyssey – Part 2 of 4
4th Aug (Manali – Keylong) We started from Manali @ 7 AM in rain and fog as we didn’t have much choice. Entire stretch…
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Ladakh Odyssey – Part 1 of 4
This series is about my bike trip to Ladakh & Nubra Valley in year 2006. Its long time since I did this trip but…
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Around Pune – Bhuleshwar, Narayanpur and Baneshwar
Legend says that it was done like this so that temple is not destroyed by invaders. However, the carvings inside are stupendous and comparable to one finds in Ajanta and Ellora but alas many of them are broken. There are depictions of scenes from Ramayan and Mahabharata on either side of temple like “Sita-haran”, “Bharat-Milap” etc.
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Koyna and Konkan
During 15th Aug weekend, we planned a trip to Koyna region. Koyna is a region nestled in the Sahaydri mountains (western ghats) of Maharashtra…
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Vaishno Devi trip from Pune
A trip to Vaishno Devi was long overdue which we decided to perform in end of April 2010. April is hot and schools being…
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Portland, Columbia River Gorge
During those recession times, just two days before Obama taking oath as 44th president of USA, I landed into USA in Bellevue, Washington state…
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Lakes, Dams & Hills around Pune
This Sunday we ventured out for the first time during this monsoon season for a round trip of lakes, dams & hills around Pune….
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Coffee, Hills, Foliage and Beaches – Part 4
Next morning we woke up really early and started for Palolem beach in Goa. The Goa border is some 20 km from Karwar and…
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