What is the most visited destination in India? a) Goab) Agra- Taj Mahalc) Rajasthand) Tirupati What is your guess? Hindustan Times, citing Incredible India Website (though I can find only 2005 data) says it is Tirupati, followed by Taj Mahal.
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Can You Spot IIT Roorkee in the Picture Below?
Maybe you will have to enlarge the image to see IIT Roorkee in this picture but what a shame, the way we deface the public buildings. This was a small hut on top of the China Peak at Nainital.
A Trip to Nainital and the Stay at Shervani Hilltop Resort
Some trips are fated. That is how I view my recent trip to Nainital with my younger nephew Sunil. I almost could not believe it, when the good folks from the Shervani Hilltop Resort (they own Rodeo too) wrote to me about a possibility of my staying with them as their guest and in return,…
The Boat Ride at Nainital
Sunil Tries His Hand at Boating with some Help from Harish, Naini Lake, Nainital As Sunil (my younger nephew) and I went on this trip to Nainital we tried things like boating and some silly rides at the end of the rope way. Sesha and I we often just end up waking from here to…
Now this is What I Call ‘Taking the First Road Out’
Nainital- Photo by Sunil My younger nephew Sunil and I took a trip to Nanital this weekend, and came back today. A few months back I got a mail from good people at Shervani Hilltop Resort, Nanital. They invited me to the resort as their guest, in return I had to blog about them. Now…
Traveling to India with a Baby?
I have often seen questions being asked, whether it is safe to come with an infant to India. Of course, a lot depends on which other country we are talking about. Saw the same question being asked in Washington Post Travel Q&A. The answer given there is definitely impressive. But if you ask me where…
Day 3- Manali to Kaza
So, at Manali I set the alarm clock to 3.45 and soon fell asleep. It felt as if the alarm went almost the next moment. I got up first, gulped Avomine (anti-nausea medicine for motion sickness on hill roads) and let the others sleep while I captured the wash room. Soon, it was the turn…
Spiti Trip, Day 2- At Manali
Spiti Trip, Day 1- Delhi to ManaliPractical Information about Home Stay Trek in Spiti Pictures from Spiti So, we finally reached Manali after 20 long hours of starting from Delhi (that account is available from the first link above) once again on a private bus. The first thing we needed to find was a hotel….
Spiti Trip, Day 1- Delhi to Manali
The Lousy Private Bus that we Took from Delhi to Manali After delaying for sometime, I have finally started writing my Spiti trip account. This time, I thought I will record it one day at a time. There are two reasons for this, first, if done at one go, the post becomes too long. And…
A Bus Full of People and Yet None had a Clue
She boarded the Chandigarh to Delhi bus with three small kids, the smallest just a few months old. A man with two bags helped her find a seat on the bus, right in front of us. The women herself was so young, looked just like a teenager. At the most she must have been in…