Chomu Palace, Chomu, Rajasthan – Review
The new New Honda City needed a long haul, probably a more honest statement would be that its driver was looking for a drive…
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Legendary Queens of Chittaurgarh – II
It is famous in Mewar, рдЧрдврд╝рдУрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЧрдврд╝ рдЪрд┐рддреНрддреМрдб рдЧрдврд╝, рдмрд╛рдХреА рд╕рдм рдЧрдврд┐рдпрд╛, meaning that among all the forts Chittaurgarh is the only real…
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Hospitality in Inhospitable Spiti Valley – Part 2
In part 1, I talked about my journey to the Spiti Valley and the stay of two nights at the monastery of Tabo. As…
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Kochi (Kerala) – God’s own country Part 2
This is in continuation from my previous post. 23.08.09 (Fort Cochin) The best way to explore the near by area of Fort Cochin is…
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KOCHI (KERALA) тАУ GODтАЩS OWN COUNTRY
Welcome to the GodтАЩ own Country тАУ Kerala (India) I was in Kochi from 19.08.09 to 24.08.09 to attend a conference in Hotel Le…
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Hospitality in Inhospitable Spiti Valley – Part 1
I have been offline for quite some time and so much has happened on Ghumakkar! Looks like everyone has been busy travelling. Many interesting…
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Follow Up on Nainital via Old Delhi – Tea Garden, Ghodakhal and the Mall
While I was in Nainital on 29-30/06/09, I spotted an attractive looking little hotel near the rope-way base – Hotel Ankur Plaza. It is…
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Kaza to Manali : A road less travelled
Many years ago, my wife read about a place called Lahaul-&-Spiti and somehow fancied the idea of going there. When the time came, we…
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Chittaurgarh Fort, an enigma with a thin line between history and mythology -I
тАЬрдпрд╣ рд╣реИ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рд░рд╛рдЬрдкреВрддрд╛рдирд╛, рдирд╛рдЬрд╝ рдЗрд╕реЗ рддрд▓рд╡рд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдкреЗ, рдЗрд╕рдиреЗ рд╕рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЬреАрд╡рди рдХрд╛рдЯрд╛ рдмрд░реНрдЫреА рддреАрд░ рдХрдорд╛рдиреЛ рдкреЗ, рдпрд╣ рдкреНрд░рддрд╛рдк рдХрд╛ рд╡рддрди рдкрд▓рд╛ рд╣реИ рдЖрдЬрд╝рд╛рджреА рдХреЗ…
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An evening in Kadamane Estate
In such a vast panorama only a fifthтАФmaybe tenthтАФof the land is filled with trees. The rest is taken by thigh-high, chest-high cones of…
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Namprikdang Of Dzongu, North Sikkim
Having grown up amongst the same type of houses and among Lepcha neighbours and friends in Kalimpong, it was indeed heartening to connect with the ancient times at Namprikdang. Of course there was the official reception of VIPs in the traditional ways, the forgettable speeches after speeches, with clear and present hints to тАЬvote for meтАЭ.
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A Short Discovery Trip to Jageshwar and Nainital, while It Rained the Night
Next day we had to take a trip round touristy spots of the place, before driving back to Bareilly. The next whole day, when the weather was very pleasant, was a rediscovery of Nainital for most of us and a new discovery for a few (the rediscovery for them to be posted later). I am leaving you with a few moments frozen from the next day.
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