My trip to Te Aroha at Dhanachuli (on invitation) was fixed even before I headed to Nepal. And then in Nepal I heard about the devastation at Kedarnath and in Uttarakhand. Even till date I have not been able to watch any visuals from the region apart from the passing images I saw on news channels….
Putting my Feet Up at the Bamboo Bar in Pokhara, Nepal!
I don’t think I ever in my life did this before. I put my feet up and had a glass of wine by myself at Pokhara. The venue was Bamboo Bar which has an excellent location. It is right next to Phewa Lake and as I was walking by the lake I just entered the…
Manang, Nepal
Walking in the valleys of Nepal is such a pleasure. This time there were too much rains (just look at the sky in the picture) which hid the views. But even then trekking in Nepal is incredibly beautiful. Look at the picture and imagine what it would have been like if the clouds were not…
A Tale of Two Flights- Indigo and Air India
I flew with Air India to Sri Lanka and with Indigo to Nepal. Both have been recent vacations, I have enjoyed a lot on both. And guess what? All the flight were on time too! The choice of the air carrier was determined by cheap airline tickets. To Sri Lanka I was traveling with my…
Ice Creams on a Hot Day, Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal
When clouds play truant and hide all the mountain peaks what do you do? I tried to sit in a corner and take some people shots! Now I hardly ever do it. I am not sure if I will try it again but who knows? I am still a far cry from the fearless street…
The Boat Women at Phewa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal
When I arrived at Pokhara, Nepal it was not raining. It felt like a minor cause for celebration as I had seen more rain than I would care for on the Annapurna Circuit Trek. However by the time I finished lunch and started walking around the beautiful Phewa Lake, it has started raining again. I…
Why, Oh, Why Do We Trek?
I am back from my attempt to trek through the Annapurna Circuit Trek. Attempt because I had to give up the trek at Ledar (4200 meters). I was perfectly fine and looking to move to the high camp at 4800 but the weather was not. Anyway it is a long story and will be told…
A Playful South African Elephant
This South African elephant was in a playful mood at the Manyeleti Game Reserve in the Limpopo region. They look so majestic. And all the rangers considered the charge of an elephant extremely dangerous. But for quite sometime on a lazy afternoon this one kept playing with mud and water. And I so enjoyed clicking…
If You Ever Find it Return it to Me!
I lost a piece of heart in these bushes, if you ever find it do return it to me. The South African bush, you never know what delights it has in store for you! It is all the more fascinating for what it hides rather than what it reveals, or rather when it reveals! I hope…
Dawn at Durban
I had a sea facing room at Durban and the sunrise used to happen from the sea. This was the fabulous dawn one day at Durban. And i would wake up at dawn because of the 3.5 hours difference between India and South Africa. This is a hand held photograph from a 75-300 lens. Not…