Tryst with Jainism in a cave
The rains come down and the peacocks shriek in delight .We could count more than a dozen in the twilight hour, perched on the…
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Trip to Switzerland: Part 5 – The city of Lucerne (aka Luzern)
Our stay in the city of Interlaken done (and the hotel reservations having run out), we decided to move to our next destination, the…
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Canal cruise in “Venice of north†– Amsterdam
Boarding fast train from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, we reached Amsterdam central station. Amsterdam central station is located at the hub of activities and as…
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Trip to Switzerland: Part 4 – Return from Jungfrau and onto Lake Thun
In a previous post, I had covered our trip to Jungfrau. The return was a bit of an anti-climax, since the line to the…
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Jungle Mein Mangal – Village Dewari Gowada in the Aravali Hills
The village head, Ram Dayal requested us to help with the health-care, which was non-existent in the village. The nearest place to get even the basic medicines was Talha, which was twenty five kms away.
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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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Well grounded in high flying Amsterdam
In Amsterdam, one can visit Heineken museum and take a peek in the world of world’s best beer – Heineken, most of which is brewed in Netherlands. This museum has everything about the history of beer making & one can take bottle ride to see the process of beer making from beginning to end. The building in which this museum is housed was used as brewery from 1867 till 1988.
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Stupid Me or .. ?
How will you feel or react when in an unknown country all of a sudden you are singled out and with no fault of…
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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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Trip to Switzerland: Part 3 – Jungfrau: Top of Europe
After the fairly long journey getting to Jungfrau (3 separate trains is no joke), you reach the underground train station (in fact, a large…
Read MoreMumbai and “Deccan Queen”
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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