Travellers & Travelogues Archives - Page 5 of 24

Oasis at Khuri

Nov

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter “What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery And there it was…A well….well-hidden under the muddy platform with an opening just large enough for only one pail at a time to reach in to draw water but when we had reached the camp resort, there was ...

Into the Wild – How I Spent Weeks Alone in the Parvati Valley 2

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter After watching the movie Wild starring Reese Witherspoon, I decided to buy a tent and go live in the wild for a few days. In the movie which was based on a true story I saw a girl go on a trek alone and overcome obstacles and her fears. I figured being ...

The Golden Triangle of India 1

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter A holiday to the Golden Triangle is always exciting. We went to Delhi, Jaipur and Agra last March. The Delhi part of it was expected, it’s after all one of the greenest capitals of one the fastest developing countries in the world. What was not expected was the Jaipur and Agra part ...

On a Trip to the Hidden and Blessed Land of Tawang 1

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter ‘The sacred hidden land of happiness’ is not a place you can reach easily. Anything as beautiful as the name suggests, should be difficult to reach and attainable by, only a brave few. Only then is the real beauty of this land experienced in its full serene glory. Tawang is that land. ...

Pondicherry – A Potpourri of Different Worlds

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter The very word Pondicherry makes you think of the French Riviera but there’s more to Pondicherry than just that. It has so many shades woven in its social and cultural fabric that it is difficult to decipher what it really stands for. Pondicherry is a study in dichotomy: Parisian Style Living or ...

Andaman: Ultimate Adventure Destination 1

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Andaman and Nicobar Islands looks like a piece of beads strung together in the Bay of Bengal, straight out of a dream set. It is flanked by the beautiful and mesmerising North and South Andaman Islands and stretched till the Nicobar group of islands in the south. Consisting of about 556 group ...

Belum Caves – A Hidden Treasure 1

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter The minuscule fame of these caves is not justified by the ethereal beauty they possess. The dark subterranean cavities with a labyrinth of passages make it difficult for photographers to capture the eccentric beauty of caves. But on the bright side, these caves are among the few landscapes that remain unscathed by ...

Coorg Trip: From “Wandering Lost” To “Wanderlust”

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Coorg is a state of mind…it’s a feeling…a way of life. Aptly called the ‘Scotland of India’, a Coorg trip makes you feel like you walked into a spa—or even an Amazonian rain-forest. Spices (and everything else nice!) surround as you drive through the lush green wilderness dotted with numerous coffee “pubs”. As you ...

Shimla and a little beyond

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Shimla is more often than not on every tourists mind. We ( my sister and I ) were pondering where to go, and neither of us had been to Shimla. It was the Christmas of 2012 – and we were running late to book the transport and accommodation. On the 21st of ...

Hampi – Kishkindha of Ramayana

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter For all of you who know my background and what I do for a living, it wouldn’t be a surprise that traveling automatically becomes a part of my life. Visiting different places, meeting people, understanding cultural and ethnic differences, it somehow brings out the best in me. Mostly what you will be ...