Florence – Reminiscence of the Renaissance
So we all went to the Gates of Paradise – the beautiful, descriptive, golden doors of the octagonal baptistery. They were beautiful and were given this name by none other than Michelangelo.
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Delhi – Manali (The Long Way Round)
It had been quite some time since I rode long distance on BB. being out of action due to a bike crash, has a…
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Sardinia – Sun, Sand, Sizzle
I went to the Italian island of Sardinia for a four day break with 6 friends of mine a couple of months ago. We…
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A Weekend in the Hills
There were plenty of photographers around; displaying their albums full of pictures of people posing dressed in traditional garb. The poses by some of the people, especially honeymoon couples, were absolutely hilarious! We then took the ropeway down to Kempty Lake, which was small and man made, but much cleaner than Mussoorie Lake. We went boating on it.
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An Unplanned Trip To Gangotri..
Let me first tell all the readers that I got the motivation to write this after reading through many of the posts at ghummakar….
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Being a tourist in San Francisco
I have had occasion to go to San Francisco a few times, basically due to work related travel. The first time, I got a…
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BINSAR – Best place in Uttaranchal at a comfortable distance
INTRODUCTION : For those people who are tired of crowded hill stations like Shimla, Mussoorie, Manali etc., the thickly wooded forest of BINSAR with…
Read MoreSHOJA near GHNP in HIMACHAL
INTRODUCTION : Shoja is a beautiful village situated in the relatively lesser explored regions of Himachal Pradesh called the Seraj Valley/ Great Himalayan National…
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Jenkal- A bungalow and coffee
He took out his small tractor and invited us for a joy ride. What a bumpy ride it was! It was an experience in itself and we were thrilled like kids. We were taken to a lagoon sort of water body deep inside his property. In the quiet of the forest you could hear the murmuring of water and spent some time over there splashing around a bit.
Read MoreWishful Riding – Leh to Sarchu to Manali
For the sake of keeping it short and in order to avoid a writer’s block, I would be condensing two days of riding in…
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A Himalayan Pilgrimage – 3
Todays onward journey to Gopeshwar was going to be a taxing one, as the distance to be covered was more than 110km, with everyone…
Read MoreWishful Riding (Conquest of the K-Top)
After the futile effort of sightseeing in Leh due to the bike troubles and all that pushing & pulling, I had decided to crash…
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