MY EPIC ROAD TRIP TO KAILASHA MANASAROVARA VIA NEPAL AND CHINA FROM INDIA This blog is my account of the road trip across Nepal and China as I embarked upon the Hindu pilgrimage Kailasha Manasarovara Yatra from India. The road trip has been my best so far. It looks like the landscape of Ladakh and …
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Pic above: A local filling pots with water during sunset in Nal Sarovar Sanctuary.This picture won a photography contest and was featured in DNA newspaper. I took the smooth highway from Ahmedabad to reach Sanand. It is the nearest town which facilitates access to the offbeat Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. Sanand is a dusty little …
Offbeat Gujarat: Solo Travel to Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary! Read More »
My stay at the wild ass sanctuary was nothing less than a misadventure. I didn’t know that my troubles were far from being over. I stood blankly on the crossroads in the dusty village for half an hour to find a suitable vehicle to reach Sanand, from where I would reach the Nal Sarovar sanctuary. …
TRAVEL GONE WRONG: WHEN I WAS STRANDED IN PITCH DARK IN RURAL INDIA! Read More »
Think unforgettable food, exceptional sunsets, unique geography, traditional handicraft, soulful music of the soil! Kutch has this and much more to offer. What’s not to love! Plan a trip to this wonderland this Rann Utsav, a 3 month long extravaganza which celebrates all things Kutch! Myriad geographies dot the landscape of India. One of the …
I wrote this poem on the joys of being a child, in August 2012 inspired by the antics of my nephew. आज मुझे रोको मत , मुझे बचपन दोहराने दो. बारिश की बूंदों में आज घुल जाने दो. साफ़ कपड़ों में वो बात कहाँ आज इन्हें दाग से सजाने दो आज मुझे रोको मत , मुझे …
A Hindi Poem Which Will take You Back To Your Childhood! Read More »
Off late, the discerning traveler has started to get out of his/her comfort zone and choose offbeat destinations. What’s more? Travelers these days even choosing not so popular weather conditions over high season. However, more and more people are taking up trekking in monsoon, especially in the geographically blessed Sahyadris in Maharashtra. Not many brave …
6 Exciting Monsoon Treks in Sahyadris, Maharashtra! Read More »
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (For the elderly and the beautiful) is a heartwarming coming of age tale about 7 English retirees rediscovering themselves and reinventing their lives in an alien land they know zilch about, India, that is. They find the answers to their problems and miseries in an nation which is far from …
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