Fast Asleep- Lover’s Lane Lansdowne Sesha and I reached Lansdowne on Saturday morning and after dumping our luggage in Mayur Lodge (shabby place, hotel hunting is another tale to share about this trip) we as usual started walking around the town. We reached a small shade where a young girl (college going) was standing alone…
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That Morning Cup of Tea!
Welcome to Lansdowne, Bus Stop .5 Km away, that is what the board in Hindi We visited Lansdowne, a small hill station in Uttrakhand around February 10. The nearest railway station to Lansdowne is Kotdwar. Mussoorie Express is the train we took from Old Delhi Railway Station. And this time for a change instead of…
Back from Lansdowne
Lover’s Lane- Lansdowne (No I have no clue why it is called Lover’s Lane) We took a short, Avomine filled break to Lansdowne. Ideally we would have liked to spend a few days more, but when given a choice between a hectic short break and not taking a break at all we would choose a…
Time to Head Out Again
Que (rhymes with Queue) A Dish from Spiti No, of course I am not heading to Spiti but I am heading out soon and how I am yearning for it. We realized that in the entire 2007 we never took a train (apart from coming back from New Jalpaiguri, from Sikkim). So we are not…
Train and Travel in India
Steve has put up an interesting account of his trip through India and Nepal. I have not read all his posts and I do not know how to link to individual posts but whatever I have read, I find it interesting. If you are ever the houseguest of friends that have traveled in India do…
How Does Jim Corbett Sound as a Destination?
We are thinking of heading to the Jim Corbett national Park later in Feb. The major factor is the amount of leave available to me (another new semester has started) and we do not want to go too far. If you have been there do let me know how did you find the place.
Lands End Lighthouse Luggage from Lands’ End- This Review is Long Overdue
Lighthouse Luggage courtesy Lands’ End Long time back (in fact, now when I look at the date of the conversation, it was my birthday!) I got a mail from a good lady from Lands’ End. They asked if I would be interested in receiving a carry on bag from them (free of cost) as…
In Search of a Wash Room at Dubare!
Dubare Elephant Camp, Coorg I remember the trip to the Dubare Elephant Camp for many reasons. One, I am afraid of animals (I know bad of me but that is how it is) and I was wondering how would I the trip go. I did not go near the Elephants but otherwise quite liked the…
My Travels in 2007- May We all Travel More in 2008
Kanchanjanga- Pelling, Sikkim I guess I liked 2007 a lot and would not change too many things. 2007 started on the right note as we spent the new year eve in the train coming back from Sikkim. Shringi, Himachal Pradesh Then in February we went to Shringi Vatika in Himachal Pradesh. I went along with…
Club Mahindra, Coorg- The Trip
When I heard from Arun Nair of Club Mahindra about a proposed trip to Coorg for bloggers at their expense, I of course was delighted and said yes. The bestest part was they were taking care of the Delhi-Bangalore and back, flight too. When I boarded the plane I was seriously wondering how the trip…