On Top of The World: The Travelogue Part-4
The weather in Leh was not all that bright and sunny. There were huge patches of clouds shrouding the sun now and then. The…
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On Top of The World: The Travelogue Part-3
When I made the itinerary for the ride, I kept it pretty water-tight since I did not want to loose out on any place…
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Visiting rain washed Satpuras (Pachmarhi)
This highest point between Himalayas in the North and the Nilgiris in the South, offered wondrous views of the smoky hills and floating clouds playing hide and seek with the mountain tops of Chauragarh. The hazy rocky outlines got hazier with the rain starting to pour. This is also the sunrise and the sunset point giving a bird eye view of the entire Pachmarhi city.
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Visiting rain-washed Satpuras (Bhojpur, Bhimbetka)
Three families with 6 adults, 4 children aged 3, 4, 5, and 7 started off from Delhi and met at the Nizamuddin Railway station…
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BaanaTheertham-Hidden Jewel of Tirunelveli
But unfortunately my nephew’s wedding arrived bang on the day of Ramzan and we had no option but to make it a single day trip to Tirunelveli, much to the disappointment of everyone.
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A day in the National Zoological Park….Photolog…
It was enough and this time i was determined to go. So, irrespective of what time i slept the previous night, or the weather outside, i woke up at 8:00 a.m, got ready and covered the 15 km distance from my place to the National Zoological Park in 30 mins flat.
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On top of the world-The Travelogue: Part 2
The dinner at the small dhaba in Drass not only filled our famished stomach but also our hearts. Since the ride till Drass was…
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On top of the world-The Travelogue: Part 1
It has been almost a month since our ride to Ladakh got over and yet the memory is as fresh as if the ride…
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Visiting “The Niagara Falls” after 39 years
I had last visited Niagara Falls in 1973 and whilst on a recent trip i.e May – Jul 2011 to USA and Canada, it was only natural that me and my wife visit this place. So we boarded a train from New York for Niagara ( Canadian side) and reached there after a nine & a half hour picturesque journey on an Amtrak Train ( Approx USD 60 per ticket). The Canadian Customs took about 2 hours plus to clear the complete train load. They were nice but could not resist asking about the food stuff we might be carrying i.e. “ Sir, Any Khakras; Any Theplas; How much Currency on your personâ€. When told that Khakras and Theplas were the staples of Gujaratis and not ours, she just smiled and dismissed us.
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Hazratganj- The heart of Lucknow
Hello Ghumakkars In this post, I’ll be covering my hometown i.e. Lucknow. I have always loved Lucknow for its Culture, Food, Traditions, Beauty &…
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“On top of the world”-The Nomads Ride to Ladakh – Part I
This time of the year, when the doors to the heaven named Ladakh is let open to the world, hordes of people take what can only be termed as a pilgrimage on two wheels. So did the nomads. 3000km, 15 days, 11 bikes, 9 high altitude passes, one epic journey.
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The Edinburgh Exploits – Part 1
Ever since my arrival in the UK, I was dying to get to Scotland. Many of my friends had recommended the place for its…
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