Jor – A getaway in the laps of nature
We were getting regular updates about the weather and the happenings around the resort – The Mystic Lodge – from Mrs. Sen, the resort…
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The Entrancing visit to the Neemrana Fort Palace, Delhi Jaipur Highway
One could not hold back but marvel at the beauty of this 1464A.D grandeur built by man. The story goes in 1947, Raja Rajinder Singh of Neemrana moved down to Vijay Bagh as the façade of his Fort Palace crumbled and its ramparts began to give way, for fourty years he tried to rid himself of his liability but there were no takers.
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being human on the Bosphorus
A gull came up and held steady, white all over with black-tipped wings, quivering a little in the changing wind. A woman came running to the window breaking a piece of simit, and offered it up. After a long consideration of her the gull took it, swooping in an angle from above, encountering difficulty while snatching the bread. Why couldn’t he drop lower and come in horizontal? Several people rushed to join the lady, stretching out to the bird, who took his time to accept each offer, his beak failing him sometimes, on which occasions he fell and went in a smart reverse and picked the crumb off the water.
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Weekend Trip to Maha Lakshmi Golden Temple, Sripuram, Vellore
Maha Lakshmi Golden Temple with its beautiful landscape, scenery, atmosphere, greenish lawns and fine architecture all combined together makes it worth to pay a visit.
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Chikmagalur -More than a hill station -Hoyasala Dynasty Temples
We are so used to travelling when ever we get time however due to office work, we had long gap this time. Our feet…
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Roaring Gir
I had to give explanations to Ghanshyam bhai, owner of the hotel Annapoorna in Sasan Gir. I requested him on phone, to book a…
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Munnar – Unspoilt hill station
Table of Contents : Part 1 : Kumarkom – Backwaters n Houseboat Part 2 : Munnar – Unspoilt Hill Station It was beginning of…
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At the feet of Lord Gomateshwara
Last year, we had travelled in the tourist bus (KSTDC) to visit the world famous Shravanabelagola Jain temple in Karnataka State. We left at…
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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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Udaipur: As seen from the eyes of a seven year old
In Udaipur, I went to Gulaab bagh.There were many flowers and trees.
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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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