Langza- Spiti, Himachal Pradesh Finally I saw once sensible and balanced piece about Indian tourism and the Incredible India campaign. I mean who can quarrel with the concept, many parts of India are incredibly beautiful. As CII and Ministry of Tourism celebrate ‘Incredible India@60’ in the Big Apple, leading global communication services player WPP’s Chief…
Finally, the Spiti Tale!
Magnificent Spiti Months after I actually trekked in Spiti, my travel tale is up at the Gonomad website. I even got poked by Priyank that it was about time I wrote this tale. Here is a short excerpt from the article- The walk from Komik to Demul was the longest. It took us 6 hours,…
Yet Another BBC Mention!
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…
Off Topic- Stepping into a ‘Beauty Parlor’
Earlier this week I stepped into a hair cutting shop (OK, they call it a beauty parlor over here) after 4 years. In the past 4 years I managed, that is the beauty of having longer hair. You see the last time I went, the lady thoroughly scared me off. First she tu-tued me for…
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,…