Travellers & Travelogues Archives - Page 22 of 24

5 Unusual Stories from Mumbai Local Trains 3

Dec

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter “Zara Hut Ke, Zara Bach Ke – Ye Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan” The Mumbai local trains. This meandering web of locomotives that run through the city is Mumbai’s lifeline and perhaps the biggest part of its identity. Since the Mumbai local trains are such a huge part of an ordinary Mumbaikar’s life and over a ...

The Hidden Beauty Around Manali #TWC 5

Nov

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter The fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent, which comes from itself. In the same way hoards of tourists visit Manali every year but very few go beyond visiting the uber popular tourist spots. For me, Manali is not any other hill station. It is home ...

Andamans: Beauties of the Bay

Nov

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter From not being visible clearly on the maps of India to being completely invisible on the world map, Andaman formed by a cluster of islands is a surprise, that has a lot to look out for. It is well balanced in lifestyle and extremely organized. It gives a paragon of beauty. Here ...

A Trip To Lakshadweep Islands 2

Nov

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter My trip to Lakshadweep islands was planned long before I met with an accident and fractured my leg and hand along with severe bruises in ample measure. The trip seemed a no go but my Dad kept his hopes alive and didn’t cancel the tickets. He asked me to wait and heal properly and ...

Best Experiences and Things to Do in Varanasi 2

Nov

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter Varanasi, or Kashi as it is lovingly known throughout the country, is the very essence of spiritual peace and consciousness. This is the place to be if you’re looking to find peace and consciousness. Banares has a religious and cultural identity of its own, unaffected by time and tide. There are plenty of ...

Murudeshwar Trip

Nov

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter Murudeshwar is a small town in the state of Karnataka and is famous for the world’s second-tallest Shiva statue. Murudeshwar temple is a well known pilgrimage center surrounded by Arabian sea on its 3 sides. Murudeshwar is 78 KMs away from Gokarna and can be reached either by road or train.The trains ...

A Visit To Meghalaya: The Abode Of Clouds #TWC 3

Oct

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter Meghalaya is a beautiful state in the north-eastern part of India. One of the 7 sisters, its name literary means the “abode of clouds”. There are no requirements of Inner Line Permit for foreign tourists to Meghalaya. Our (my wife and myself) journey began early in the day, from Guwahati, as we ...

Gokarna: Offbeat beach destination for the weary 9

Oct

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter I honestly didn’t even know about Gokarna till a couple of months back. While sitting in office and slogging my way through boring excel sheets (by the way my office is one of the best places to work) the name of Gokarna popped up when I overheard my colleagues talking about the places ...

Tarkarli Beach: My travel diaries 8

Sep

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter Tarkarli: Just a weekend trip to break the monotonicity of city life After the short lived awesome years in college, 3 months into the job life felt like eternity. We were eagerly waiting for that extended weekend when we can take our mind off from the ‘9 to 5’ routine. It was ...

Nawalgarh, Offbeat Rajasthan Diaries: Rendezvous with a Dancing Peacock 2

Sep

2014

Facebook Google+ Twitter I had never been to Rajasthan, up until this summer. My family and I thought of taking the other way round, to explore offbeat areas in Rajasthan. So we skipped the major attractions, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Ajmer…..and we went to live in an old Rajasthani palace in small place called Nawalgarh. The ...