This photograph taken by me on the way from Khoksar to Tandi has been printed as the cover of “Natural Instinct” - the coffee table book that is published annually by the BICE (Bikers for Integration and Conservation of Environment) group. Needless to say… I am extremely happy about it!
Previous year I joined BICE for [...]
Pangong Tso after Sundown
The first glimpse of Pangong Tso was as entrancing as a sudden realization of having fallen in love, deeply and blissfully.
“Oh my God! I am here!”
It felt like a precious dream that I wished would never end. However, this sweet dream was for real and what’s more it was just the beginning [...]
Changla Pass at 17800ft
Imagine waking up some morning after a sweet dream and spending the rest of the day under its feel-good spell. That’s exactly how I feel when I think of the blissful travel to Ladakh as I spend the days under its afterglow.
When I was asked if I wanted to join the [...]
It was the fourth day of the journey and probably the longest day in terms of kilometers we traveled. After a comfortable night at Jispa we set forth for a journey of about 330kms to Leh. By the time we reached Darcha, me and Mohan were drowned in our mutual interest of songs. The only [...]
Tourism is about sight seeing; While travel is about people and places.
A tourist visits and a traveler connects.
With a stroke of luck I got the opportunity to travel to the land of many passes…Ladakh. “La” means “Pass” in English while “Dakh” means “Land”; as learnt from a tourist guide Snyin. I met Snyin while hanging [...]
In Kodaikanal we were under the care of Mr. Vaithilingam…for all practical purposes. He is a friend’s friend’s friend and the manager of Hotel Hill Top Towers situated in the heart of Kodaikanal. The recommendation that had reached him through our chain-link of friends was more than enough for him to pour personal attention and [...]
In 14th century, villagers of Palani foot hills fled to Kodai hills, to escape from their oppressive rulers and the invasion of Tipu Sultan. Later around 1845, American missionaries rediscovered Kodaikanal to seek refugee from the heat of Tamil Nadu and led to the development of Kodai as a popular hill station in South India. [...]
