Arun puts up some of his best pictures of rivers, lakes and fountains on show.
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Lakes, Rivers, Sea and the Like
Published by May 17th, 2008 in India, Photoblog and Travel. 0 CommentsSunset and birdwatching at Melghat
Published by May 14th, 2008 in India, Photoblog and Travel. 0 CommentsMadras Wanderer visits Melghat and brings back spellbinding photographs.
Alok visits a village in Orissa, 40 KMs away from his hometown, and brings in some photos of the place.
What I have explored in those two days will remain forever with me. As someone rightly said –“You can never step into the same river; for new waters are always flowing on to you”. I am [...]
Pooja visits the Mirror Lake at Yesomite and posts what else but great reflections!
The Golden Mount at Bangkok
Published by May 8th, 2008 in Photoblog, South Asia and Travel. 0 CommentsNaveen just visited the tallest non-modern structure of Bangkok, and has come back with some lovely pics!
Go and vist the Picasaweb gallery for more!
The good folks at myHimachal are making me envious by posting fabulous pictures of Kinnaur.
King Vishy traveled recently to Yelagiri, and has posted a great set of photos!
I really loved the pic of the campfire, though… it is tough capturing the flames in their glory. Go check ‘em out!
Aroha explores Rohru in Himachal Pradesh and calls it the Apple Town-
Biting into a red apple with its juice trickling down our fingers and having a competition of sorts on who could make the loudest crunch, was our introduction to Rohru! This little known place bang in the middle of the largest apple belt in [...]
Wandering Souls (a group blog, original post by Anand) post about trekking in Triund and beyond. The sunset pictures are amazing.
‘Brand’-new in Bangkok
Published by April 21st, 2008 in Culture, Indiaspora, South Asia and Travel. 0 CommentsVamsee is visiting Bangkok for his summer internship and describes his experiences as a new visitor to Thai territory:
1. People here are shockingly polite. Am yet to see a heated conversation anywhere in the office or the road. One is always welcomed with smiles everywhere.
2. Traffic is excruciatingly devoid of horns. Drivers have a lot [...]
How to Identify a Kullu Shawl?
Published by April 19th, 2008 in Appeal, India and Travel. 0 CommentsDoes it really matter? According to ‘Save the Weaver’ project, it does. Anoop writes at myHimachal-
A litmus test for such tourists is to see the reverse side of the woven garment. If the design appears the same either ways, that’s an indication that the shawl is handcrafted.
Kusum visits the Poppy fields in Antelope Vally in the US and her pictures are a feast for the eyes. The picture above is taken from her post.
Emma visits the Western Ghats and muses-
Pure bliss, I realized at the end of our stay, was in not doing anything, just lazing around with great food and warm company. Ensconced as were in our 4 * 4 cubicles, pecking away at our keyboards day in and day out, grappling over architecture designs, life truly [...]
Arun remembers his journey from Manali to Batal, those are the places to be!
In some stretches we had to drive through cleared ice but fortunately there was no snow on the road. Sections of the road were narrow enough to barely let our jeep pass, and any error in judgment would take us down the [...]
The sands of time
Published by April 11th, 2008 in Culture, Development, Globalisation, Indiaspora, Photoblog, Society and Travel. 0 CommentsMala visited Kolkata recently, for her vacation. In a very detailed post, she sketches the changes she perceived in the city, and also portrays how she (and her own life) might have changed in the perception of those at home:
Its always a treat catching up with everyones lives. There is one thing in common between [...]
Club Mahindra Holidays IPO
Published by April 7th, 2008 in Blogging, Business and Travel. 0 CommentseNidhi does an analysis of Club Mahindra Holidays IPO. When he writes about Club Mahindra, everyone else listens. The company responded to his questions.
Surya (Sun) Temple in Madhya Pradesh
Published by April 6th, 2008 in India, Photoblog and Travel. 0 CommentsIndicaspecies visited a newly constructed Sun Temple in Madhya Pradesh. The couple she has photographed there are really cute!
Pazz researches quite a bit on the different kinds of people traveling on the Mumbai locals:
‘Saath me ladeej hai’ Species: This species is extremely paranoid when it comes to the well being of their female-kind. So much so that they make them travel with them in the ‘general’ compartment instead of the ladies dabbas.
Heh… wonder [...]
For Thejesh it is meeting other people.
Yes, Its meeting the people during the travel which gives me kick. They are the best part of my travel life. Traveling alone gives you that rare chance of meeting strangers. Low cost student/youth hostels are the best place to catch other travelers. Its the best place to [...]
Arun travels to various heritage sites in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu and finds the glorious monuments filled with braces. He pictures the repair work and wishes that on next round, he would have better luck.
Supremus goes on a honeymoon to Maldives and is back with some breathtaking pictures.
New to India? then read this
Published by March 11th, 2008 in India, Personal and Travel. 0 CommentsNeelakantan has some tips for new-comers (the corporate/semi-tourist variety) to India. I can relate to this because I’ve doled it out to some at times.
Expect your conversation to be around, “Is this your first visit to India.” If it is, great, atleast for those who are entertaining you. If not, expect some level of disappointment [...]
Arunachal Diary posts pictures after a visit to Kardo, on Maha Sivararaathri day.
One of my colleague, after observing so many locals making part of the devotees who came to offer prayer, remarked, “Now, one cannot deny that Hinduism has made inroad into the Apatani society and it wouldn’t be long when majority will be Hindu.” [...]
For more photos like these visit Maltesh’s series on his trip from Dharwad to Devarguda.
Srinivasan drives through a lot of places with his friends in a car, after retirement. This is one post you can’t miss.
But for the All-India tour I was looking to get some more people, with similar interests, to share the driving load. In 2006, during a Reunion Meet with some of my college wingmates (Dorm Mates), I put forth this all-India Car [...]
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