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Exploring Goa: Sailing the High Seas. Hey Praveen, Is this a privately arranged trail ? I heard some licences are also to be taken.....
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Contact Hi Selvaa, thanks for dropping by! I have the number of the care-taker of the place. Mohan kaka:...
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Contact Hi! A very informative writeup on Kaas. I am planning to visit this month end . Can you please p...
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Himalayan Retreat –Raju’s Guest House Hi, I'm planning to visit Gushaini & Tirthan Valley, as I have come across in India Outloo...
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Category Archives: India
Chalkewadi – Reliving the Quixote Fantasy
Sancho: It’s a windmill. Don Quixote: A giant. Canst thou not see the four great arms whirling at his back? Sancho: A giant? Don Quixote: Exactly. The above conversation is sure to bemuse you if you remember the ingenious character of Don Quixote. Although it has been quite some time that I read the book, the fantasies … Read More >>
Kaas: The plateau of flowers
Every year, during the months of August-October, Kaas pathar in the state of Maharashtra comes alive with a riot of colours. “It is literally a bed of flowers” Just an hour’s drive from the town of Satara, lies this magical table land. It’s not just the quantity of flowers that will take you aback, but also the varied … Read More >>
Exploring Goa: Sailing the High Seas.
Although Goa is the smallest state of India, the size of this land is no measure for the number of tourists this land attracts every year. It experiences a tropical climate, which means that its hot and humid most of the year and pleasant during the winter months of November-February. Naturally, most of the local and international tourism … Read More >>
Dal Lake, Srinagar: Life on Water
Although I had been to Srinagar, Kashmir, a couple of times in the past, I didn’t happen to stay on the Dal Lake on any of the occasions. In fact, it was merely a transit both the times. It was a transit this time too. But I gave myself a couple of days to stay in Srinagar; as … Read More >>
The pristine backwaters of the Sharavathi, Karnataka
It was the month of December and the Adventure Holiday mood was pretty much in the air. So, I along with my friend Amit, set off for a trip to the backwaters of the Sharavathi river in the Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. A dam at Linganamakki in the Shimoga district on the Sharavathi river has resulted in these beautiful … Read More >>
Himalayan Retreat –Raju’s Guest House
In the June of 2011 I visited Gushaini, set in the beautiful Tirthan Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India. Gushaini is a quaint little Himalayan village in the Kullu district. Its close proximity to the Great Himalayan National Park attracts quite a few nature lovers every year. What Gushaini offers is some wonderful Guest Houses and camps for that … Read More >>
Dzongri-La: Hiking in Sikkim
When you yearn to get lost amidst the dense rhododendrons and gaze at the shimmering ice on the mountain peaks, there are only a very few places in India which can match Sikkim. Its close proximity to the international border means that a lot of the territory is out of reach of the civilians and that reduces the trekking … Read More >>
