Need to Rethink About My Blog!
I mean, it is bad that I am not posting anything and not able to read blogs! Also, I guess I have to get used to a much more hectic schedule on a permanent basis. But then I will take things easy for a while, coming mid week I would be heading to UK, and…
When I Don’t Even Think of Travel!
Bharmour (Himachal Pradesh, India)- December 2005 How I hate those days when I can’t manage to even think of travel. This is one such spell. Should not last too much longer. PS. I got that UK visa. So, a trip is on cards now, tough it won’t be vacation as such.
How Many People Visit the Taj Every Year?
My search skills are not as good as I thought them to be! I was trying to find out the number of people visiting the Taj everyday and when I could not find out much, I turned to Indiamike. The super folks there did some search and we now have some numbers. I find the…
Go Search for Agra on Google!
Taj Mahal Needs No Introduction! I ask you to go and search for ‘Agra’ on Google. Follow the first link, Welcome at Officiald Website of Agra, the site is maintained by the Government of India agency, National Informatics Center, or what we all know as the nic.in site. You get a bare looking page. Follow…
BBC Worldwide has Lonely Planet Now!
I am a big fan of the BBC and now they also get associated with the Lonely Planet. BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has bought the travel guide publisher, Lonely Planet. … The purchase fits in with BBC plans to grow online revenues and expand operations in America and Australia. Lonely Planet…
A Trip to UK and a Paper on Agra is on Cards
From the Backside of the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort in the Distance, Agra, India And before that I have to finish a paper. So, I am mostly like a dead fish these days. Comments go unanswered and I hardly can think of anything to post. The paper is on ‘online destination image of Agra’ and…
Right Noises about the Incredible India Campaign?
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,…