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Niagara Falls: Inspiring Awe

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For the longest time of my stay in the US, I waited for an opportunity to visit Niagara Falls. When a friend from Rochester invited me, I gladly jumped at the opportunity. Niagara Falls is accessible (with a valid visa of course) both from the American side, and from the Canadian side. I had to stick to the American side, for the lack of a Canadian visa. I had previously heard everyone tell me how the Canadian view of Niagara was way prettier than then American view. I never understood why.

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Rain Scene Kerala

Chasing the Monsoon

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The appam and stew breakfast of West End Hotel in Talassery, will be talked about for time immemorial. You can see a newly built exotic looking resort, commune just after Talaserry station, on the East side , among backwaters, full of birds. The train reaches Kannur at 3.30 p.m. in time for a nice cup of tea and paruppu vada ( do you get anything else in Kerala trains?). KVR Veg Restaurant in Kannur station is fully managed by smiling women (one of them Shamima) and masala dosa is heaveanly.

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सफ़र सिक्किम का भाग 4 : वो तेज़ हवा, बेहोशी और गुरुडांगमार झील…

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पर ये क्या बाहर प्रकृति का एक सेनापति तांडव मचा रहा था, सबके कदम बाहर पड़ते ही लड़खड़ा गये, बच्चे रोने लगे, कैमरे को गले में लटकाकर मैं दस्ताने और मफलर लाने दौड़ा । जी हाँ, ये कहर वो मदमस्त हवा बरसा रही थी जिसकी तीव्रता को 16000 फीट की ठंड, पैनी धार प्रदान कर रही थी । हवा का ये घमंड जायज भी था। दूर दूर तक उस पठारी समतल मैदान पर उसे चुनौती देने वाला कोई नहीं था, फिर वो अपने इस खुले साम्राज्य में भला क्यूँ ना इतराये । खैर जल्दी-जल्दी हम सब ने कुछ तसवीरें खिंचवायीं ।

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Fairy Land – Valley Of Flowers (VOF)

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Valley of Flowers situated in the lap of the Himalayas about 3,200 m to 6,679 m in altitude in the Chamoli district of Uttrakhand. Pushpawati river emerge from Tipar glacier at base of Godhi Parvat ( Peak)  flows though valley of flowers and meet Laxman Ganga at Ghanghria and finally in to Alaknanda river in GovindGhat. Valley become frozen during winter and become fairy land during summer.

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Motorbike Ride to Vardayini Falls, Maharashtra

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We couldn’t hold ourselves any longer and without any delay all of us made way to the base of the falls. It was not easy for us to park ourselves due to the sheer force and slippery surface. However, we somehow managed to find ourselves space at the base of the falls

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