Get down at New Delhi railway station, they will flock you and they are an aggressive lot. As soon as a 2X2 bus reaches the private bus stand in Manali they start running and pasting small piece of papers on the windows to claim the occupants as their own. You go elsewhere in India and…
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Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, Bharatpur: An Excellent Weekend Getaway from New Delhi
Taking advantage of the long weekend because of the Republic Day holiday on Thursday in India, we visited Keoladeo National Park, the famous bird sanctuary at Bharatpur. Let me say at the outset that Seshadri and I are no bird watchers but we are ready to travel at the drop of a hat or even…
On Indian Roads Give me Cows Anyday!
Now, before you start hurling abuses at me for painting a clichéd picture of India, because of this cow talk, have a glass of water or a mug of chai (tea). And then decide for yourself. Yesterday was a bad day. I had to teach a class. And after that when all I wanted was…
Beauty and the Beast
Seshadri likes just one kind of holidays, going to the mountains and walking there a lot. On our recent trip to Hadsar, we walked 12 kilometers evey day, for three days. I try to protest initially. I crib that I want a resort kind of a holiday once in a while but in the end…
Travelling to Bhamour, Hadsar and Half Way to Mani Mahesh in Himanchal Pradesh, India
We took a train from old Delhi railway station to Pathankot Decebmer 23, 2005. We reached Pathankot the next day 4 hours after the scheduled time. We stuffed Aloo-Parathas (Indian Stuffed Bread) in a hotel next to the bus stand and then took a bus to Chamba. We stayed in Chamba at the night. Next…
A Conversation with Kids from Ladakh
I met this brat pack one afternoon (June, 2005) in Ladakh right in front of my hotel. The biggest brat of the pack was the youngest too; he is sitting in the lap of his sister. The sky was a blazing blue (quite unlike the pale one I see in Delhi), far in distance, loomed…
Bringing you the Sunday Book Market at Daryaganj
I once lamented for the lack of libraries in my corner of the globe but then we do have a good thing and that is the Sunday Book Market of Daryaganj, New Delhi. It is a paradise for book lovers and mostly the books are second hand and dirt cheep. Back issues of magazines like…
Meeting My Fellow Blogger
She lives in the US and me in India. We met over blogs and started reading each-other regularly. She was planning to take a holiday in India and I love writing about my travels. We even exchanged a few emails over many months. Then, I saw a post on her blog, saying she and her…
Any Good Budget Travel Magazines in India?
Since I am so gung-ho about travel, it came as a surprise (to me) that I do not know of any travel magazine in India apart from Outlook Traveller. And that too, I only go to their website. Well, the magazine comes in my college library, but the glossy cover and its outlandish destinations and…
Har-Ki-Doon, Uttranchal, India: Trek is the Way to See
Har-Ki-Doon (HKD) was my third trek with Youth Hostel Association of India (YHAI). Our journey started at youth hostel Mussorie. I, along with my husband and younger nephew reached there on May 15. The city of Mussorie is a beauty but in my view to get a real glimpse of beautiful Himalayas, a trek is…