I tagged Steve a few days back with a long list of books and now I got tagged back. The question in front of me is- What if you learned that you would soon be no more and you wanted to pass along all the lessons you have learned about life to a young person…
Lazy Sunday Photo- Roopkund, Uttrakhand
Trekking to Roopkund, Uttrakhand This picture was taken by Sesha on his way to Roopkund, a trek that I had to miss because of the viral fever I got. I think I will be able to pursuade him to do a trek report again at my blog.
Naini Lake at Sunset, Nainital
Naini Lake, Nainital, Uttrakhand I rarely indulge in nostalgia but today is one of those days … thinking about the travel of the last year, what I was working academically on … Maybe I will swap the December mood with October!
Timbaktu Anyone?
Image from the original article at Gonomad.com When I saw the title ‘Timbaktu: The Blue Man of Sahara‘ by James Michael Dorsey I must say I was intrigued. I mean how many times did it reasonably occur to you that you can actually go to Timbaktu! The places people manage to visit! I thought I…
Lazy Sunday Photo- Sunset on Thames, Oxford, UK
Sunset on Thames, Oxford, UK, June 2008 This was the day when I walked for 4 hours and covered 11km on the Thames River Walk. And that is all I have hiked this year till date. There are tentative plans to trek in Darjeeling along with my younger nephew through YHAI. I hope we are…
Shringi Vatika- Himachal Pradesh
Walking in Show, Sojha near Shringi Vatika, Himachal Pradesh No, I am not visiting the place again but what do you do when you have not traveled in a long time? You write about the travels from the past. So, here is my article on Shringi Vatika at Gonomad. I have blogged about it before…
Images from Bangalore around Dusshera Time
I clicked this picture in Jayanagar in Bangalore two years back. In India banana leaves are used in may festivals and I found it quite interesting that the traffic police booth was decorated with it on Ayudh Pooja. I have not seen anything like this in the North India, where I have lived for most…
Just Flowers
Flowers and Only Flowers There is so much happening around, complete turmoil in the global markets, very little travel and lots of work that is only partially getting done. So flowers without any reason.
Sea Buckthorn Drink- Spiti Magic, Spiti
Last year when we were trekking in Spiti we were introduced to this refreshing drink called Spiti Magic. When asked what is it made of, pat came the reply- Sea-Buckthorn! Now what was that? We were totally clueless but not for long. We were patiently explained that it is made of the same thing that Leh…
Maggi Omelet in a Trek, Cooked on Wood!
One of our Group Members Cooking Omelet and Maggi on Har Ki Doon Trek, as the Canteen Owners Look and Pose for Pictures I have to admit I am quite fond of Maggi even on an ordinary day (packaged noodles sold in India by Nestle. And as soon as you take the name of any…