Yercaud- In the Shevaroys
The school vacation of my daughter was about to get over in 10 days and it was time to take the family on an…
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Trip to Switzerland: Part 6 – Trip to Mount Pilatus
The next morning in Luzern, our destination was Mount Pilatus (wikipedia, official site). Mount Pilatus is another famous tourist site in Switzerland, located near…
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Moodabadri – a tryst with Jainism
The road meanders through lush fields bordered by coconut and palm trees . The bamboo stalks greet you as a collage of green and…
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The Leaning Two-hours of Pisa
Italy was like the flavor of the month some days back when I wrote this incomplete article and saved it in drafts praying that…
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Janakpur – a kingdom of “Mithila Naresh”
In May 2000, I along with my family was at Darbhanga which is a small town in northern Bihar. My grandpa and grandma lives…
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In the mystic alleys of Delhi (II) – Phool Wallon Ki Sair
As mentioned above, on the first day floral tributes were paid at the Dargah and on the second day at the Temple. The second day was also a “Mela Day”, with lots of fun and frolic at the large park on the southern side of the monument.
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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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