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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A Walk in the Clouds in Chamba and Dhanaulti: Footloose in Himalayas
“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never…
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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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Kedarnath Badrinath Rishikesh and Haridwar: The journey begins (PART I)
The past few months have been quite boring with very little action and almost no traveling. The exams added on to the lethargy and…
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Chasing the Monsoon
The appam and stew breakfast of West End Hotel in Talassery, will be talked about for time immemorial. You can see a newly built exotic looking resort, commune just after Talaserry station, on the East side , among backwaters, full of birds. The train reaches Kannur at 3.30 p.m. in time for a nice cup of tea and paruppu vada ( do you get anything else in Kerala trains?). KVR Veg Restaurant in Kannur station is fully managed by smiling women (one of them Shamima) and masala dosa is heaveanly.
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Exquisite beauty of Switzerland – Part three
Day 3: After two wonderfully spent days, we decided to capture the beauty of Switzerland from a bird’s eye view.. How? well, we decided…
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Fairy Land – Valley Of Flowers (VOF)
Valley of Flowers situated in the lap of the Himalayas about 3,200 m to 6,679 m in altitude in the Chamoli district of Uttrakhand. Pushpawati river emerge from Tipar glacier at base of Godhi Parvat ( Peak)Â flows though valley of flowers and meet Laxman Ganga at Ghanghria and finally in to Alaknanda river in GovindGhat. Valley become frozen during winter and become fairy land during summer.
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Exquisite Beauty of Switzerland – Part two
My travel to Switzerland was in the month of April 2011 and I thought writing about it now would be difficult. But the beauty of the place is etched so deeply on my heart and mind that the itinerary seemed so fresh and I could jot down everything – without missing much :)
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A sudden trip to the venice of the east – Udaipur….Part 2
19 Sep 2010 It was the last day of my trip to Udaipur and i had two place in mind to visit before boarding…
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