I remember it was the rainbow day at Triund. We were chatting with a young local lad who was studying in Germany and had a tourism business based out of Germany too. Rainbow at Triund, Above McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh We were discussing random things, like the trek, the snow at the Indrahar Pass, the…
Tiger Tales from Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
The Pug Mark of a Tiger, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh Tiger Tale 1: I was having a conversation with one of the naturalists at the Taj Safaris Banjaar Tola resort and he told me an interesting tale. One day the resort vehicle was in the park and the elephant riders of the parks told…
Lazy Sunday Photo- Boats at Naini Lake, Nainital
Boats at Naini Lake, Nainital
London Train Announcements
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwCGxjWHfg4&hl=en&fs=1&] London Train Announcements I unfortunately misplaced my ‘mind the gap’ file while I was moving it on my cell phone (Nokia 6275) so that I could copy it to the computer. Here is something that remains in another audio file but as I said, unfortunately, no mind the gap. Maybe if I go to…
Conversations with David at Taj Safari Lodge Banjaar Tola, Madhya Pradesh
I met David before a dinner at Taj Safari’s Banjaar Tola Lodge. There was Alger (the naturalist who took me to Kanha National Park for all my four rides) an Indian couple staying at the lodge, Mohit (another employee) and myself. All of us were chatting nineteen to a dozen. The Indian couple had a…
Old Pictures from Spiti
Beautiful Spiti I was looking at my old pictures from Spiti (on a new laptop) and fell in love with the place all over again. And I didn’t like even this one immediately after the trip!
Carfax Tower, Oxford
Carfax Tower, Oxford, UK I have never been to the top of this tower, in fact didn’t even know one could go to the top of the Carfax Tower inspite of being around it thrice!
What a Ride!
Cycle on a Road Roller, Gurgaon This road roller was inching ahead of me on my morning commute to work today. While both of us were waiting to take a turn I clicked the picture with my mobile phone. And just a few days back I was thinking maybe I really did not need a…
The Kahna National Park/Taj Safari Article at Gonomad
Dancing Peacock at Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India My full article about the Kanha National Park/Taj Safari Lodge (in collaboration with the African firm & Beyond) is now up at Gonomad- I saw Gaurs (resembles a bison), cheetals (a type of deer), peacocks andeven wild boars but there was no sign of the elusive…
Canada Geese at Thames Walk, Oxford, UK
Canada Geese at Thames Walk, Oxford, UK The geese along the Thames Walk are so used to tourists that they can chase you for bread crumbs. They also let you come quite close to them. This picture was taken with my wide angle lens but with cropping the image and using the sharpen feature in…