Wishful Riding… Part 3 (Sangla to Kaza)
Post the ride till Sangla mentioned here, I crashed for the night and ended that chapter there. This is the 3rd in a series…
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Wishful Riding… Part 2 (Mashobra to Sangla)
Having written about the previous day’s ride here, and having called it an end for that day, I start with Day 2 of the…
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With the avdent of March, the smell of spring and the warmth of the sun feels good… also the weather is just about right…
Read MoreMahabaleshwar – WHEN no tourist has ever gone before
We had friends visiting us in Mumbai and it was an opportunity to explore places nearby. Mahabaleshwar was decided on and we headed for…
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Darjeeling :- The City of TEA
It is also known as The City of TEA. It is located in northern West Bengal. It lies between 26° 31′ and 27° 13′…
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Jaigarh, the Fort That Never Fell
Right from Jaipur city, I could see the western skyline of the Hill of Eagles dominated by the extensive stone ramparts and watch tower…
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Two weeks in Switzerland – Lucerne
Lucerne (Luzern in German), is situated on the western tip of Lake Lucerne, which lies at the geographical and spiritual heart of Switzerland, where…
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A Short Trip to Dharamshala
The trip to Dharamshala got planned just like that.One fine evening as we didn’t have anything to do to pass sometime prior to dinner…
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North Wales (Snowdonia) and Cardiff
Essentially, we had only a day and two nights in the beautiful hilly heartland of North Wales, Snowdonia. Wales is Castle country, North Wales only more…
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Zermatt – A Weekend Trip
Background This post is in continuation to my previous post A day trip to Zermatt(Switzerland).In the starting of October 2004, we had covered almost…
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Tirthan Valley-an uncharted heaven in Himachal
Our very own resort kitchen guy ‘yogi’ also hopped in for this trek with due permission and became our trek guide voluntarily. It was considered to be an easy trek of about one hour one side for adults; but with small kids it was relatively tough.
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A day trip to Zermatt (Switzerland)
To reach close to this stylish peak, there is a cable car system which takes you near Matterhorn’s peak. We tried that last time but when we reached the last point, it became very windy and we could not bear it more than few minutes and rushed back to the heated area.
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