Remember this picture of the traffic jam? Now it is featured at the BBC too. BBC has asked for pictures of commuting and it is good Deepak who told me about it in a comment and through an email. I am a regular reader at BBC but I had missed this one. And then, it…
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Roof Top View of Taj Mahal
Roof Top View of Taj Mahal What happens when you reach to see Taj Mahal on Friday? You have to be contented by viewing it from the roof top of nearby restaurants as the Taj Mahal is closed on Friday. Even though we didn’t go there on Friday we sat on one of the roof…
Preconceived India: Guest Post by Mickey Ashmore
I got a mail from Mickey long time back. He is an undergraduate at Wharton and he was coming to India in summer 2007. Among many other places, he wanted to visit Ladakh and that set a chain of mails back and forth. At some point I asked him to do a guest post for…
Most Visited destination in India?
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.
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…