03 Mar

Summer Road Trip – Kakdagaad Haridwar

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Dinner is at a small Rajasthani Dhaba with really yummy food. One thing we have experienced throughout the trip is that the food has been consistently good in the small places and not once have we had any tummy upsets. It just reinforces my belief that one must have what the locals have in the places that they patronise… one really canтАЩt go wrong then.

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Universal Studios – Los Angles and Orlando

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The first memorable ride I remember in LA was the studio tour by bus, they take you in a multiple bogie bus for a tour, it gives you an experience of flood, train accident, Kingkong. In the middle of tour, driver and conductor starts arguing whether to cross a bridge or not which looks very fragile and can break any time. Conductor says that bridge will go down if we drive down the bus but driver wants to take a chance and he finally drove down the bus over the bridge. And, all of sudden you experience that bridge has broken, everybody starts screaming, after few minutes, bridge comes back to it’s original position and everybody start laughing. Your bus enters in to a railway station and suddenly everything started
shaking, one train tried to hit our bus, fire on the platform and then you say “Wah Kya Scene hein”. Then you pass through a Mexican city, bus suddenly stopped due to flood, it felt that we all are going to drown in the flood. I must say that this was one of the most memorable 90 minute ride I can have any time. But, this bus ride is not available in Orlando, all the above scenes has been converted in to a separate exhibit or ride. One of the exciting ride in Orlando was when they take you in the boat and sharks start following your boat and all of a sudden one of the shark appears from the water – name the movie now.

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рднрдЧрд╡рд╛рди рдПрдХрд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рдЬреА рджрд░реНрд╢рди

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рд▓рд╛рд▓рдмрд╛рдЧ, рд╢реНрд░реАрдирд╛рде рдЬреА рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рдЯреНрд░рд╕реНрдЯ рдХреЗ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдмрдирд╡рд╛рдпрд╛ рдПрдХ рд╕реБрдиреНрджрд░ рдЙрджреНрдпрд╛рди рд╣реИ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рдХрдИ рддрд░рд╣ рдХреЗ рдлрд╝реБрд▓реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдкреМрдзреЗ, рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЭреБрд▓реЗ рддрдерд╛ рдордиреЛрд░рдВрдЬрди рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреНрдп рд╕рд╛рдзрди рд╣реИрдВ, рдпрд╛рдиреА рд╕реБрдХреБрди рдХреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рдкрд▓ рдмрд┐рддрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдЙрджреНрдпрд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдм рдХреБрдЫ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЫрд╛рдпрд╛рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░реА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рддреЛ рдпрд╣ рдЙрджреНрдпрд╛рди рдЕрддрд┐ рдЙрддреНрддрдо рд╣реИред рдЬрдм рд╣рдо рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ рддреЛ рдЙрд╕ рд╕рдордп рдпрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдФрд░ рдХреЛрдЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛, рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдмрд╛рдЧ рджреЛрдкрд╣рд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣реА рдЦреБрд▓рддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕ рдЙрджреНрдпрд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рдЬреА рднрд░ рдХрд░ рдлреЛрдЯреЛрдЧреНрд░рд╛рдлреА рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣рдо рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдСрдЯреЛ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рд╡рд╛рд░ рд╣реЛрдХрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрдЧрд▓реЗ рдкрдбрд╝рд╛рд╡ рдпрд╛рдиреА рдЧреМрд╢рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдХреА рдУрд░ рдмрдвреЗред

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Summer in Kashmir

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Doodhpathri is a beautiful place with carpet like meadows. You will find cattle grazing and shepherd boys. It is called the valley of milk because it produces rich milk in large quantity. I truly loved this place and also managed to click some pictures with the shepherd boy and his sheep. Check out the mud huts where the Gujjar live. Lazing around the meadows is a must.

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рд╢реНрд░реАрдирд╛рде рдЬреА рдХреА рд╣рд╡реЗрд▓реА ………….рдирд╛рдерджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛.

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рджреЛрд╕реНрддреЛрдВ, рдПрдХ рд▓рдореНрдмреЗ рдЕрдВрддрд░рд╛рд▓ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдЖрдЬ рдлрд┐рд░ рдЙрдкрд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реБрдВ рдЖрдк рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗред рдЖрдк рд╕рднреА рдЬрд╛рдирддреЗ рд╣реА рд╣реИрдВ рдХреА рдореЗрд░реА рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реА рдХрд╛ рдХреЗрдиреНрджреНрд░…

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рд▓реИрдВрд╕рдбрд╛рдЙрди : рдорд┐рдЯреНрдЯреА рдХреА рд╕реМрдВрдзреА рдЦреБрд╢рдмреВ рд╕рдореЗрдЯреЗ рдЧрд╛рдБрд╡ рдХрд╛ рддреАрд░реНрдерд╛рдЯрди

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рдореЗрд░реЗ рдкрд┐рддрд╛рдЬреА рдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА CPWD рдХреА рдиреМрдХрд░реА рдХреЗ рджреМрд░рд╛рди рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдордп рдЬреЛрд╢реАрдорда рд╕реЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдУрд▓реА рдореЗрдВ рдЧреБрдЬрд╛рд░рд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рд╡реЛ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ ITBP рдХреЗ рдХреИрдореНрдк рдореЗрдВ рд░реБрдХрддреЗ рдереЗ, рджрд░рдЕрд╕рд▓ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░реА рднрд╡рдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдирд┐рд░реНрдорд╛рдг рд╕реЗ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдзрд┐рдд рдХрд╛рд░реНрдп рдХрд░рд╡рд╛рдиреЗ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рдереЗ рдФрд░ рдЙрдирдХреА рдорджрдж рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рдордЬрджреВрд░, рдЦрд▓рд╛рд╕реА рдФрд░ рдмреЗрд▓рджрд╛рд░ рдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ рдЬреЛ рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдорд╛рди рдЗрддреНрдпрд╛рджрд┐ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рдереЗ рддрдерд╛ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рднреА рдорджрдж рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ, рдЙрдирд╕реЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдмрд╛рддрдЪреАрдд рдХреЛ рд╡реЛ рдЕрдХреНрд╕рд░ рд╣рдорд╕реЗ рд╕рд╛рдЭрд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ, рдХреБрдЫреЗрдХ рдЬреБрдорд▓реЗ рдЬреЛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╕реБрдирд╛рддреЗ рдереЗ, рдФрд░ рдЖрдЬ рднреА рдореБрдЭреЗ рдпрд╛рдж рд╣реИрдВ, рд╡реЛ рдХреБрдЫ рдЗрд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдереЗ рдХрд┐ тАЬрдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝ рдХрд╛ рд╡рд╛рд╕рд╛, рдХреБрд▓ рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рд╕рд╛тАЭ, рдФрд░, тАЬрдЬреЛ рдирджреА рдХреЗ рдХрд┐рдирд╛рд░реЗ рдмрд╕рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдирджреА рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдмрд╕рдиреЗ рдирд╣реА рджреЗрддреАтАЭ рдФрд░ рдпрджрд┐ рдЙрди рдмрд╛рддреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдлрд┐рд▓рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдХреЗрджрд╛рд░рдирд╛рде рдореЗрдВ рд╣реБрдИ рднрдпрдВрдХрд░ рдЖрдкрджрд╛ рдХреЗ рдкрд░рд┐рдкреЗрдХреНрд╖реНрдп рдореЗрдВ рджреЗрдЦреЗрдВ рддреЛ рдпреЗ рдорд╛рдирдирд╛ рд╣реА рдкрдбрд╝реЗрдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░реЛрдВ рдХреА рдЬрдЯрд┐рд▓ рдкрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдерддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рд╡реЛ рд╣реА рдмреЗрд╣рддрд░ рдврдВрдЧ рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╛рдирддреЗ-рд╕рдордЭрддреЗ рд╣реИ |

рдореИрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдЖрд▓реЗрдЦ рдореЗрдВ рдРрд╕рд╛ рдХреЛрдИ рджрд╛рд╡рд╛ рдирд╣реА рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЗрди рдЧрд╛рдБрд╡реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХреЛрдИ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рд╣реИ рдпрд╛ рдореИ рдЙрдирдХреА рд░реЛрдЬрдорд░реНрд░рд╛ рдХреА рджреБрд╢реНрд╡рд╛рд░рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рджреВрд╕рд░реЛрдВ рдХреА рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫреА рддрд░рд╣ рд╕рдордЭрддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ | рдЕрдкрд┐рддреБ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рддреЛ рдпреЗ рдЖрд▓реЗрдЦ рд╣реА рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдо рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЖрдк рдкрд░ рд╣реА рддрдВрдЬрд╝ (рд╡реНрдпрдВрдЧреНрдп,рдХрдЯрд╛рдХреНрд╖) рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рдХреА рдЪрдврд╝рд╛рдИ-рдЙрддрд░рд╛рдИ рдиреЗ рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдпреЗ рд╣рд╛рд▓рдд рдХрд░ рджреА рдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдХрд╛рдлрд╝реА рд╕рдордп рддрдХ рд░реБрдХ рдХрд░ рдЖрд░рд╛рдо рдХрд░рдирд╛ рдкрдбрд╝рд╛ | рд╡рд╕реНрддреБрддрдГ рдореИ рдЗрд╕ рдЖрд▓реЗрдЦ рдХреЗ рдорд╛рдзреНрдпрдо рд╕реЗ рдЙрди рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╡рд╛рд╕рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдФрд░ рдЦрд╛рд╕ рддреМрд░ рдкрд░ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЬрдЬреНрдмреЗ рдФрд░ рдЙрдирдХреА рд╣рд┐рдореНрдордд рдХреЛ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рдирдорди рдХрд░рддрд╛ рд╣реВрдБ рдЬреЛ рдХрд┐ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдШрд░-рдЧреНрд░рд╣рд╕реНрдереА рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдмрд╛рдЬрд╝рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рдореЛрдВ рдФрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЬрд╛рдирд╡рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рднреА рд╕рдореНрднрд╛рд▓рддреА рд╣реИрдВ, рдЬрд┐рди рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЛрдВ рдкрд░ рдЪрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реА рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕ рдлреВрд▓ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ, рд╡рд╣рд╛рдБ рд╡реЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╕рд░ рдкрд░ рдШрд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рдЧрдЯрдард░ рдпрд╛ рдЬрд▓рд╛рд╡рди рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд▓рдХрдбрд╝рд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рдЙрдард╛рдпреЗ, рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рд╢рд┐рдХрд╛рдпрдд рдХреЗ рдЪрд▓рддреА рд░рд╣рддреА рд╣реИрдВ, рд╡реЛ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рднреА рджрд╛рдж рдХреЗ рд╣рдХрджрд╛рд░ рд╣реИрдВ рдЬреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╕реНрдХреВрд▓ рддрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрдИ-рдХрдИ рдХрд┐рд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рдЗрди рдХрдЪреНрдЪреЗ-рдкрдХреНрдХреЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЧреБрдЬрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИ, рдЬрд┐рдирдореЗ рдХрдИ рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝реА рдирджрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рднреА рдЖрддреА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓реА рдЬрд╛рдирд╡рд░реЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдЦрддрд░рд╛ рднреА рд╣рд░рджрдо рдмрдирд╛ рд░рд╣рддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рдкрд░ рд╡реЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЕрджрдореНрдп рд╕рд╛рд╣рд╕ рдФрд░ рдордЬрдмреВрдд рдЬрд┐рдЬреАрд╡рд┐рд╖рд╛ рдХреЗ рдмрд▓рдмреВрддреЗ рд╕рд╛рд░реА рд╡рд┐рдкрд░реАрдд рдкрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдерддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд╡рдЬреВрдж рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╣реМрд╕рд▓реЗ рдХреЛ рдмрдирд╛рдпреЗ рд░рдЦрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ |

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Single Day Trip Near Bangalore: Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve and Madhugiri Fort

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Well, hope is a wonderful thing and is a must grab tool too, be it come from any source, come on any moment, come from anywhere. There He walked down where we sat down with a fickle mind whether to proceed or not. He looked like an ordinary man, carrying a backpack with a 1 litre bottle, head shining like a aura in sun, spects crowning like a jewel on Him, and a determination to climb any fort in vision. And as expected He rides on a THUNDERBIRD. We asked Him how far is it going up from here, and He replied in simple words, “2 hours of continuous walk up and 1 hour of a smiling walk down”. We just kept listening to His stories, He kept on sharing his experiences, and within few minutes of interaction He was a hero. Trekking alone just to make sure He climbs every fort He knows exist. He motivated us to the brim of our taking and we were all set to see what’s there on the top. We were short on water and with every level up we tasted water pretty slowly. There we saw the mighty walls of the fort, standing tall through times and weather, without APEX ULTIMA :p.

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Lansdowne : Way to Achieve Salvation (Nothing Religious About it!)

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After breakfast, now it is the time for some real fun as now this resort is equipped with some really adventurous sports, as promised by Mr. Dinesh of the resort on our last visit. Thrilling and adventures Zip line was amazing, so were the Brahma Bridge, Monkey Crawl, Spider Web, Walk balance and many other activities. The most commendable fact attracts your attention that the management put all the activities keeping the important aspect of harmony with nature. Not a single activity looks an encroachment on the environment or damaging it. For the not so physically fit people like me there are soft sports materials like badminton, chess, playing cards or ludo etc. are available. It looks good when the management of a resort taking care of people for different tastes and providing them enough choices. Nevertheless my wife and son take full enjoy of all such wonderful activities, you can see the joy on their faces while trying various activities. Rain stops their expedition after some time and they are forced to halt these activities but instead of entering the comfort of four walls we prefer to sit and enjoy in a tent, meant for the staff and keeping resortтАЩs additional goods.

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Some Days in Gujarat – Sabarmati Ashram (The modern pilgrimage)

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Gujarat prem of Gandhi Ji is in full flow and is displayed through various facets clearly. We might have heard about the love and attachment of Gandhi ji to Gujarati language but the real extent of it one understands when one sees almost all the documents pertaining to Ashram and his personal correspondence to the men of Gujarat written in Gujarati.

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Kutchh тАУ of Great Rann White Desert, Kalo Dungar Black Hills and Pingleshwar White Surf Beach

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The first thing that comes to mind when you think of Kutch is the Rann. In visuals you have seen it as white, featureless and stark landscape where not a blade of grass grows. Quick research of net has shown that you can enjoy two views of the Rann. First the aerial view from top of Kalo Dungar and the second is to actually walk on the white terrain at the same site where the annual Rann Mahotsav is held during full moon nights in winters.

It is May and hot. You have few hours only and have started early and are now racing north. The driver wants to take the car aerial but you have to keep reminding him that you want to see Rann only from a few hundred metres up and not all the way from the top!

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Tour of Uttarakhand – Chopta Tunganath

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A little ahead we see the first shop on the track which is basically a place to have some tea, Buran juice (rhododendron juice) which is said to be good for the heart and some bottled water, biscuits and the like. Serves as a little place to catch your breath and soak up the picture perfect surroundings. Henceforth, these small shops pop up at regular intervals. We maintain a steady though slow pace and take very short breathers as we climb so as not to break the rhythm of the climb. Roughly half-way up, we take a longish break of 10 mins where we are treated to another lifer! We see a pair of Collared Grosbeak.

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