Our Dubai Trip – The Desert Safari
The last and the only smoke happened in the warm balcony where I stood overlooking those tall and shiny structures, defying what Issac said…
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Ross Island– Forgotten citadel of the Emerald Isles
Ross Island is located 10 minutes by boat to the east of Aberdeen Jetty, Port Blair and forms a part of the Andaman &…
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On this saturday our railfan group from Pune decided to visit an exhibition in Mumbai which was display of portraits of different characters found…
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The Legend of the Seven Pagodas – Mamallapuram
The ancient city of Mamallapuram has been called the town of the seven pagodas ever since the first European explorers reached the city several…
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Mumbai-Bangalore Road Trip
A dream fulfilled. This happened to be a return journey having completed the Ashtvinayak trip while driving from Bangalore to Mumbai ( it’s another…
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Monsoon magic –Wayanad
We were looking at options to celebrate our marriage anniversary and zeroed in on Wayanad. We were warned of the Kerala rains, but then…
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Magical Berry Farming in Rajsamand
We are always on tight schedules when we go to our hometown. Still we have always visited my brother-in-law in Rajsamand. They are perfect…
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First Impressions of Delhi- An Honest Account
My trip to India’s chaotic capital left a greater impression on me than I thought possible in such a short time. As an entry point to the rest of India, it certainly throws you in at the deep end.
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A day at Innovative Film City
An impromptu decision on the eve of a weekend brought us to this place. At the first mention , one would definitely think that…
Read MoreTrek to Sunderbans
The mangrove-dominated Ganges delta – the Sundarbans – is a complex ecosystem. It comprises one of the three largest single tract of mangrove forests…
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A Commoner in Kollam
After around 3 hours, as we returned, I had mixed feelings. It was the feeling of immense satisfaction about our last brush with the backwaters, but a feeling of gradual sadness was also seeping through, as we prepared ourselves to say Au-revoir to Kerala.
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Meandering through the Brackish Backwaters of Chilika
Thanks for all the praise showered on the Jagannath Puri Series.
As promised, I am back with the latest in the remainder write ups on Chilika, Konark, Bhubaneswar (Lingaraj Temple, Nadan Kanan Park), Pipli and Dhauli. In the current part, however, I will cover only the Chilika lake.
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