रूपकà¥à¤‚ड की यातà¥à¤°à¤¾ Roopkund Trek – २
Day 4: Wan (वाण) – Bedini Bugyal (बेदिनी बà¥à¤—à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤²) (12 km, 6.00 am – 11.00 am), on foot, Trek Level: Easy to Moderate We…
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रूपकà¥à¤‚ड की यातà¥à¤°à¤¾ Roopkund Trek – १
In June 2008, I went for the Roopkund (रूपकà¥à¤‚ड)) trek which is supposed to be a moderate to difficult trek. Roopkund is located at…
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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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“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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Following Yamuna to its Source – A Road Trip….Part 5
03 July 2011 It was time…. Time to leave the clean environs of Janaki Chatti and to move back to the mundane city life….
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Nainital Trip – Me and my friends
If one is asked to describe me, he/she would surely say about me, “travel freak mad man”. May be that is true as I…
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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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Following Yamuna to its Source – A Road Trip….Part 4
03 July 2011 After all the prayers were done, we came out of the temple and stood near the stream of mighty Yamuna, while…
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Pristine Panhala
Around 17 km from Kolhapur is Kaneri Math. To reach there one has to travel roughly 12 Kms on the Bangalore Highway (NH4) and take right from Gokul Shirgaon Junction. From here, we drove for 4-5 km on a semi-developed road leading to Kaneri village. There is ample space for parking. The Math houses a Shiva temple and a large Shiva statue. The attraction here is the Siddhagiri Gramjivan Wax Museum.
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Abbott Mount, Bunty’s Cottage – Review
Post the post-sunset, in no time it got very dark and we were back to our cottage. Let me take sometime and give you…
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