Suryagarh is a luxury hotel in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. I get to see such luxury only when I get invited as a blogger. I have now been to Suryagarh twice and each time I have enjoyed my stay. This time the visit was extra special as we went for a monsoon trip in the Thar…
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The Royal Cenotaphs at Barabagh, Jaisalmer
I visited Jaisalmer recently on invitation from Suryagarh. We went on a temple trail which included the lesser known temples of the region like Navdungar temple. But it also included the royal cenotaphs at Barabagh Jaisalmer. The ride to the cenotaphs was smooth. The skies were moody on the day for sure, the road beautiful!…
Aloe Vera Flowers at God’s Window, Panorama Route, South Africa
The trip to South Africa in May 2013 refuses to fade into its rightful place. Nepal did manage to push it back for a while but South Africa finds a way to force itself back into my consciousness. The picture was taken in the Mpumalanga region in South Africa on the Panorama Route. The place…
Morning at Timang, Annapurna Circuit Trek, Nepal
Timang is a small village on the Annapurna Circuit Trek in Nepal. I reached there while walking back after a lot of bad weather at Letdar. The sky was almost always overcast throughout this trek. The night I was at Timang was exceptionally clear and the entire range was bathed in moonlight. I was just…
In the Sky with South African Airways
I was thinking about my South Africa trip today, I actually think about it often. And what a wonderful trip it was! I had severe withdrawal symptoms till I went and trekked in Nepal. So I thought I have to post a few pictures from the South Africa Trip again. I hope I will go…
Dhikur Pokhari, Nepal
Dhikur Pokhari is a small lake on the way from Pissang to Manang, on the Annapurna Circuit Trek. Dhikur means pigeon and Pokhahri means a small pond. So the name literally means a pond of pigeons. While I didn’t see to many pigeons there were two ducks of some kind at a far distance on…
Manang, Nepal
Walking in the valleys of Nepal is such a pleasure. This time there were too much rains (just look at the sky in the picture) which hid the views. But even then trekking in Nepal is incredibly beautiful. Look at the picture and imagine what it would have been like if the clouds were not…
Dawn at Durban
I had a sea facing room at Durban and the sunrise used to happen from the sea. This was the fabulous dawn one day at Durban. And i would wake up at dawn because of the 3.5 hours difference between India and South Africa. This is a hand held photograph from a 75-300 lens. Not…
Majestic Skies on a Delhi Mumbai Flight
Took this picture somewhere on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai. I was amazed at the number of rays I could see with the eye. Not the same effect in the picture. For the nth time I love sitting on the window seat on a plane because of this. At 35000 feet sometimes the drama…
The Sky and Skyline at Durban, South Africa
For today’s sky watch I present Durban again. There is uShaka Marine World at Durban and the beach behind it. We took a taxi to go there but we walked back to our hotel from the beach. While walking back I would always lag behind the group, I just kept clicking pictures. The walk was…