Facebook Google+ Twitter Last week, I did a short trip to Shimoga and surrounding areas. The outing was planned rather late and did not have much planning behind it. The idea was to make Shimoga the base and visit nearby areas. We reached Shimoga by noon on the first day. We took the longer route ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter We had taken a local ferry from Chatham Jetty in Port Blair and reached the huge island just across… this was Bamboo Flat. The island seemed like a sleepy village where even shop shutters were opened when the owner saw a customer walking with some resolute intent to buy. Our island visit ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter Never before had escapade to the countryside been so quixotic than one to countryside of Manipur. The vibrant images of blue-green hills, cascading rivulets, canals dotting the landscape, and carpet of flowers adorning the hills followed us. The smog of the city had thinned, sky turned azure blue and the plains were ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter Living in India and not having done a proper Tiger Safari was really bothering me. I decided to take off to Kanha National Park. The park is part of a huge forest in Central India which has a number of tiger reserves like Pench and Tadoba other than Kanha. This is the region ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd Once I made the decision to travel to India, I asked anyone I knew that had already visited India for their experiences.  Like the country itself, the opinions were extreme. No middle ground whatsoever. ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter If you have the power to dream it, you have the power to achieve it. Certainly holds true! And I experienced it when I decided to take a day trek to Phuktal monastery, with all the zest to complete it in one day, owning to short of time. And I did it ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter The car suddenly swerved off track as the driver maneuvered the vehicle back to its original path. “It was a green snake, and we aren’t supposed to kill them. Evil will befall if we do so”, said Uddhav or Uddab as he called himself. My driver for the entire trip Uddhav a reticent ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter The largest delta in the world – the Sundarbans. You arrive at the banks of a slushy looking River junction which is the confluence of Bhramaputra and Ganga, which is about 3 hours away from main city of Kolkata in India. You can travel from Kolkata to Gosaba which takes around three ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter The neat rows of grapevines glistered in the afternoon-sun as I slowly rose up the slope towards 4 gabled structures. I was delighted to see that the climbers, albeit only 4 feet in height, extended as far as my eyes could see. I couldn’t help but feel excited. This was, after all, my first trip ...