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If you thought wildlife tourism was all about safaris on four wheels or trekking through thickets alone, Thekkady in Kerala’s Idukki district will tell you there is much more to it. The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary here promises you one of a kind of treat – a boat cruise through...
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Our holiday to Munnar began on a morning towards the end of August; indeed an august time to visit the verdant hill station on the Western Ghats in central Kerala. With the monsoons at its fag end, the hills and valleys of Munnar looked like it had just come...
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Much as we are terrified by wild animals, our fascination for these creatures makes us want to make wildlife tours every now and then. Today as I sit and recall my expeditions to Mudumalai, Bandipur and Thekkady and the many journeys between the forested borders of Tamilnadu, Kerala and...
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High up on the Pir Panjal Range in the lofty Himalayas, Rohtang Pass was the highlight of our Manali vacation. This ancient mountain pass is about 50 kilometers from Manali on the Manali – Leh highway and is a must-experience if you go that side. I’m told that this place...
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The best way to begin a tour of Chandigarh – in my opinion – would be to start the way I did; by taking a walk near the Sukhna Lake. It was one of the most beautiful sights: The only thing visible at first was a jetty lay enveloped...
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The temple at Talacauvery and the temple tank It was when I was doing my masters that we had gone to Bhagmandala in Coorg* to do a media survey there. After a day of hard work, we drove towards the Brahmagiri Hill on the slopes of which lies Talakaveri,...
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“In Goa, if you picked up a stone and threw it, it would either fall on a church or a pig,” said a tourist guide in Goa, meaning to say just how many churches and pigs you would find in this small Indian state that was once a Portuguese...
If you thought wildlife tourism was all about safaris on four wheels or trekking through thickets alone, Thekkady in Kerala’s Idukki district will tell you there is much more to it. The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary here promises you one of a kind of treat – a boat cruise through...
Our holiday to Munnar began on a morning towards the end of August; indeed an august time to visit the verdant hill station on the Western Ghats in central Kerala. With the monsoons at its fag end, the hills and valleys of Munnar looked like it had just come...
Much as we are terrified by wild animals, our fascination for these creatures makes us want to make wildlife tours every now and then. Today as I sit and recall my expeditions to Mudumalai, Bandipur and Thekkady and the many journeys between the forested borders of Tamilnadu, Kerala and...
High up on the Pir Panjal Range in the lofty Himalayas, Rohtang Pass was the highlight of our Manali vacation. This ancient mountain pass is about 50 kilometers from Manali on the Manali – Leh highway and is a must-experience if you go that side. I’m told that this place...
The best way to begin a tour of Chandigarh – in my opinion – would be to start the way I did; by taking a walk near the Sukhna Lake. It was one of the most beautiful sights: The only thing visible at first was a jetty lay enveloped...
The temple at Talacauvery and the temple tank It was when I was doing my masters that we had gone to Bhagmandala in Coorg* to do a media survey there. After a day of hard work, we drove towards the Brahmagiri Hill on the slopes of which lies Talakaveri,...
“In Goa, if you picked up a stone and threw it, it would either fall on a church or a pig,” said a tourist guide in Goa, meaning to say just how many churches and pigs you would find in this small Indian state that was once a Portuguese...
Visit a Japanese Garden once and you’ve visited them all. But there’s no getting tired of them. The look of a Japanese Garden and the feeling that takes over...
Here in the San Francisco Bay area there is no dearth of Indian food. Take just south Indian food and you are spoiled for choice. Now, if you are...
We got to drive through another part of the famous Highway 1* a few weeks ago. This time it was the stretch North of San Francisco, as we were...
Our next stop on the Karnataka Coast was Maravanthe Beach. After a simply-perfect evening at Ottinene Beach, we headed inland to Kollur but the next day we were back...