A View of Mettur
Guidebooks rarely make a mention of Mettur or at best underrate it in a few passing words. So if you wander into Mettur you…
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Darjeeling – The Himalayan Queen
intersection point of Nehru Road and Mall Road and is an ideal location for enjoying an uninterrupted view of the snow capped peaks of Kanchenjunga. There are benches laid down where one can sit for a romantic chit chat
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An Introduction to Coorg
The Scotland of India It is often said that Coorg is the “Scotland of India”. Having seen something of Coorg on this trip, and…
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Rudraprayag – Jakholi – Dhanaulti
I read about Jakholi, a small village near Rudraprayag in Uttaranchal, in 2008 in a Travel magazine named “Bhraman” published in Kolkata where I hail…
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Delhi to Mount Abu – A Tiring yet Refreshing Drive
Everything except rotis in the Gujarati thali was sweetened. So diabetes is a Gujju’s worst nightmare, I presume. Driving out of Delhi, this is the first place where I got to see an abundance of non-Delhi license plates other than the local ones. Seems to be Gujarati’s favourite destination.
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“Nainital” – Glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace
“Nainital” is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with scenic natural spledour and varied natural resources. It was long awaited trip, almost…
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Yaadon Ka Shehar Tehri via Rishikesh
Last weekend, when there was no planned flight at the airport, I got an opportunity to relax in the Himalayan Hills. So, in the…
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Trip to Pachmarhi (and others) – Day 3
Day 3 of the trip to Pachmarhi. We had already covered many of the main areas such as the waterfall (there were other waterfalls,…
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Trip to Pachmarhi (and others) – Day 2
It was the second morning in Pachmarhi. We had thought of getting up to meet the sunrise, but soon shelved that plan (or rather,…
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24hrs Delhi Shimla Delhi
It was 2007 February when hot news in favor of travel was snow fall in Shimla. Long awaited were we to have a good…
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Bouldering @ Ramanagaram
Ramanagaram is a sizeable village about 50 km south-west of Bangalore on the way to Mysore. It could have been like any of the…
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Exploring Mussoorie Inside out
Since my granddaughter had winter vacations, and my son had also got the week off, we decided to drive up to Mussoorie for the…
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