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Jackson Hole in Wyoming, USA

Best Snowboarding and Skiing Destinations for Family Vacations

There are various activities that families can organise that can be a source of fun. For people who are in areas where they experience winter, there is a need to… Read more »

Trek to Dodital

The Trek to Dodital: Of Rains, False Starts and a Slice of Heaven on Earth

Jaana tha Kedartal, pahunch gaye Dodital, samajh gaye na… The legendary Kishore Kumar would have changed the lyrics of his famous song at our plight-cum-adventure in 2008. So, just as… Read more »

Pangong - Another View

On the Roads of Ladakh: A Traveller’s Journal

The crisis: About to abandon the tour A bitter cold evening was descending on the nondescript hill town of Thangse. I could see my mother and my aunt drawing heavy… Read more »

Santiniketan

Santiniketan: The land of Tagore and Maatir Bari

“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility” William Wordsworth Maatir Bari at Sarbanandapur in Santiniketan had been on my radar… Read more »

Eiffel Tower

Capturing Paris, the City of Love, Lights and History

The word Paris is synonymous with the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the fashion capital of the world, a hotspot of art and culture… the centre of the world’s first original… Read more »

Leh

Exploring Leh: Of Rugged Mountains, Cold Deserts and a Land of Lakes

You do not know when you will get to Leh, and after a while you do not even know whether Leh itself exists; the existence of a fertile valley and… Read more »

Vivekananda Rock

The Changing Colours of the Sea at Kanyakumari

How does it feel to stand on India’s edge? Well, for those who haven’t experienced it — it seems as if the sky, the water and the land on its edge form a… Read more »

Konark Sun Temple

An Ode to the Sun, at Konark Temple

Konark, a small town 31 km from Puri in Orissa and 65 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, is famous for its Sun Temple, one of the most beautiful monuments of… Read more »

Boom La in Arunachal

Trip to Arunachal: The Booms of Bum La and Lost Kites of Tawang

This is a continuation of travelogue titled: Trip to Arunachal: Of Multi-Coloured Hills and a Land of Second Chance Our next destination was Bum La, on the China border, grazing the… Read more »

Madmaheswar trek

Travelling to Madmaheswar: A Dream Trek of a Dreamland

“Aap log kahan se aaye (Where are you from)?” asked one of the four trekkers, walking past us. At that point trying to walk up on almost a 60-degree gradient,… Read more »