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Along the old silk route – East Sikkim
The entire zigzag road was blocked with snow. We were the only souls from far off plain lands stuck in the midst of old silk route, completely disconnected from the outside world and covered in a thick...
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Badrinath Temple – One of the Holiest Dham in India
Holy Badrinath Temple, one of the Char (four) Dham (pilgrimage centre) in India, is the temple of Lord Vishnu in Uttarakhand. Nestled in the lap of Himalayan mountain ranges, this colourful temple...
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Delhi to Gangotri, peace at Gaumukh
You are covered by Mountains on either side and from front Gangotri Glacier. We spent close to 1 hrs. at Gaumukh.After taking chilly holy dip at Gaumukh we decided to return. On this stretch, returning...
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Visting Mirik, West Bengal
almost fully broken road with a 20/25 degree continuous elevation, occasionally screeching of clutch and tyre enabled me to stop and offload heads. It succeeded for a while but finally around 6/7 kms...
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Himachal – Shimla, Sarahan, Sangla Valley
Sangla is also famous for Kamru Fort. This fort is like a tower dedicated to Kamakshi Temple. The Goddess idol was brought from Guwahati (Assam). We braced ourselves and took to steep climb of stairs....
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Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Ladakh…Leh – the land of monasteries…
First thing first – True’s care! Our RE Team Leader Aakash had announced last evening that the bikes should get serviced, if needed, early on this day. True was cruising all fine and needed no service....
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Himachal – Kalpa, Nako, Tabo, Dhankar
We next stopped near Khab where Sutlej river coming from Shikpila pass towards the east meets Spiti river from north. Spiti has much cleaner water and it can be seen distinctly at the confluence....
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Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh- Central India’s only hill Station
It was raining heavinly so we moved quickly and covered the place from different angles. To avoid rains I devised a trick and used my cowboy and raincoat hats as one person would hold the cap while...
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Himachal – Spiti Valley – Kaza, Kibber
At Kibber we stayed at Tashi Zom guest house which was just before the village separate from the rest of the village. It was really sunny, windy and chilly outside so most of the time we stayed indoor....
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A Triad in Time – Gharapuri, Ambarnath and Pataleshwar
The most important sculpture here is the Trimutri, 3 faces of Mahadev which have found its space on Maharashtra tourism logo as well. Nearly full length of wall, the faces are very skilfully carved....
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Ruins Of Alamparai Fort on East Coast Highway
We were not ready for the pathetic state the Alamparai fort was in. As per Archaeological survey of India board it was built some time in 17th century and was a trading post during the Mughal period...
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Mussoorie Dhanaulti Chamba: Motorcycle Diary
Even the winding highway looked surreal vanishing up beside a cliff. Oh how I love to ride. When the roads is like this who wouldn’t fall in love with his motorcycle and road trips. I mean that is why...
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Trip to Auli-Joshimath-Badrinath-Mana
We hired a car to drop us to the ‘MANA VILLAGE’, 3 kms from badrinath then it was a walking distance of 1km to reach for ‘Vyas gufa’ where it is believed that ‘Vyas ji’ wrote ‘Mahabharata’. Walking...
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The best of National Gallery, London
My wife is a person of few words; very few words. She rarely asks for anything and whenever she does, it becomes a commandment...
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अंजनेरी पर्वत की पदयात्रा
पर्वत की तलहटी वहाँ से लगभग २ किलोमीटर दूर थी. वहाँ तक का रास्ता घुमावदार, पथरीला और उबड़-खाबड़ था. उस पर चलने वाली गाड़ियाँ भयानक हिचकोले ले रहीं थी. पर पदयात्री की लिए, उस मौसम में, वह रास्ता बेहद...
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दिल्ली से हाटु पीक नारकंडा की बाइक यात्रा
हाटु पीक से करीब दो किलोमीटर पहले से ही सड़क पूरी तरह से बर्फ से ढकी हुई थी और जैसे ही हमने उसके ऊपर बाइक चलाने की कोशिश की, बाइक आगे जाने की बजाय पीछे की तरफ फिसलने लगी। हमारे पीछे कुछ फ़ीट पर खाई थी...
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North Goa beaches and more in monsoon on a shoe-string budget !
From Mira Mar I went to the Town bus-stand, and then I left by bus to a place called Calangute, about 20 kms distant, supposedly Goa's most beautiful beach. There a Goa Govt. Hotel had dorm beds for ₹...
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A senior citizen’s visit to London and making the most of it
It was a lovely evening when our closed family friend Mrs. and Mr. A. K. Agarwal came to our home over a cup of...
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I shared in my previous article how we made the most of London in two days with its absolutely impressive grandeur. On day 3...
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Shrikhand Mahadev – Unexplored Himachal
Himachal is an interesting place. Isn't it? I would like to post my writings on unexplored Himachal to give a off the road view and a different Himachal to let you all see. Shrikhand Mahadev is one...
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