I was in Nepal when I first got to know about the Kedarnath (and related areas) tragedy. I was trekking in the Annapurna Circuit region and phone connectivity was not good at all. So the one day when I could call home from Nepal I heard of the cloud burst. At that point the damage…
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How Many States and Union Territories In India I Have Visited?
I do not have the money to travel through the globe but thankfully India in itself is big enough, 28 states and 7 Union Territories. I have to admit in the list below, when I say I have visited a state, it means I have seen a few places and not that I know it…
When you have to Rummage Through Your Folders …
When you have to rummage through a folder to find a picture to post, you know it is time to travel again! Thankfully I am off this weekend and the next as well! So hopefully I will manage to click a lot of pictures that will last me till I get to travel the…
Wish You a Very Happy 2011, May We All Travel More!
Wish You a Very Happy 2011, May We All Travel More in 2011!
2010- The Places I Visited
January 2010 saw me going to Jim Corbett National and it was a wonderful trip. But no tiger sightings. I remember the fog in which we started off and the treks I did with my students. The next trip was to Bhimtal in February at the invitation of The Fisherman’s Lodge. I had a good…
A Long Tailed Shrike
Managed to click a few pictures of the Long Tailed Shrike. Saw it first time in my neighborhood. Have seen it in Bhimtal before. And then it obliged by showing a little of its wings.
Anybody Home?
Due to the Commonwealth Games my college is now closed for the next 2 weeks. I cannot remember that I ever got a 15 day break in the middle of a teaching semester ever. I thought I need to get out and click the palm tree that is full of weaver bird nests in my…
Repeat Performance
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkpBrcpeJhs The Leopard Valley Walk! A senior professor used to say I like to walk with a vengeance. Last time when I did it at Bhimtal I got mild fever but I did not miss office. This time I started walking from the day two after arriving at 5.00 pm in the evening. And I am now down…
I Want a Break!
Sesha is at the moment trekking in Himachal! It was only fair as I had been to Lancaster in November (2009), Jim Corbett in Januray and Bhimtal in February while he did the baby sitting duty. All three of us went to Bangalore in May. But now it is just a month to the start…
Himalayan Bulbuls
So finally I found one more picture from the files, this one was taken at Bhimtal in February. I wonder why February feels like ages ago and not just a few months ago.