It was a dream come true, as all along during my engineering college days, I didnt have chance to visit ooty only 100 kms away from mysore, i had visited Madumalai , Bandipur Reserve Forest during one college tour about twenty seven years back , i remember having spotted some wild elephants which was scaring [...]
The Mewad Magic………
Mewad in eastern Rajastan ,barely 75 km from lake city Udaipur,the mighty Kumbalgarh fort stands majestically unfurling the history of The Great Ranas of the Mewar , the pious land of Sisodiya’s. The Haldi Ghati battle , the heroic saviour the great horse chetak, Maharana Pratap’s, recluse for twenty one years , well i am [...]
Shimla – The Summer Capital !!!
At Mashobra, about 15 km away from shimla & on higher altitude at abt. 8800 ft MSL compared to shimla, the weather was at its best during April second week. The temperature during day time was nearing thirties, while late afternoon and evenings were definitely on cooler side. A thought came to my mind that [...]
Munnar !!!
This time,in April for a change we descended down to south, kerala, God’s Own Country. and what a change it turned out to be. Many may tell varied versions about munnar , periyar etc., but the most memorable part of the holiday for us was the drive from cochin airport to munnar, approximately four hours [...]
Kodagu Valley , a Land of Warriors !
Come holidays , we are off to different destinations, most of the time they are resorts, located either in the high mountains ,green jungles or seashore, as the advantage with them is you are assured the solitude and peace for which you have come so far away from home.many a times its an experience altogether [...]
Rain drenched – Goa
I have taken a long break in blog writing as I was on holiday tour,of rain drenched goa and coastal Maharashtra, kokan region during the third week of August, a short break from daily chorus with my son. Holiday means pampering yourself, isn’t it ? ,(a modern tour mantra.) .
My goodness , how much rain [...]
Haridwar . . . the Religious Heaven !
Actually when I began to post blogs on my website, I should have done so from Haridwar. Sometimes, some experiences are so dear to your heart that you don’t feel like sharing them, just you float on the ecstasy that is experienced bysheer visiting the place. I never even imagined that one day, I would [...]
Auli at 10000ft in Himalayas
When my friend suggested me to visit Auli, i thought it must be full of ice around there , i was rather worried as to how we will be able to brave the cold, i had earlier read abt tall rope-way towers , the difficulty in such a horrible weather etc…………. but on reaching there [...]
Mussourie – 2
In my last post, i narrated the chill weather at mussourie . the temp drops to zero degrees during the last week of December and first week of January & without proper protection it’s really impossible to brave the cold.the roads are deserted by seven pm, even the MALL ROAD , wears a deserted look. [...]
Mussourie 03 – Xperience…
It was my love at first sight ! First reaction on reaching the place , I thought my dear friend has taken a revenge on me, to send me to such a place that too with my family., where the temperature was hovering around 2-3 degrees with very chilly winds. On the way Delhi & [...]