In 2014, I visited the astonishing sites of Ajanta Ellore in India. Though often clubbed together for travel purposes, these are actually two sites and have a d...
Kaas Plateau flowers bloom only during the monsoon, between August and October. Often called Maharashtra's 'Valley of Flowers' it is not just gorgeous but also ...
I am unfamiliar with the western part of India and have explored it very little. Many moons ago, I briefly dated someone from Mumbai and he showed me some very ...
This southern holy city is regionally famous for its lip-smacking dishes. In fact, Madurai food is so well-known that it is considered the culinary capital of T...
My Madurai travel memories have not all been so unpleasant. Although my previous post suggests that, I have been awestruck by some of the city's old-world charm...
In German, there's a saying, 'Das klingt mir gut/nicht gut'. Loosely translated, it means, 'something suits me/doesn't suit me'. Madurai doesn't suit me. This a...
Our Valley of Flowers trip was not successful if you consider the disappointment of the park being closed after such an arduous journey. However, it was a breat...
Unfortunately for us, it rained all night at Ghangaria. The morning of our trek to Hemkund Sahib was cold and it drizzled heavily. We were in two minds about w...
The next morning at Ghangaria dawned crisp and clear. We woke up to birds whistling on our window sill and our legs aching like crazy. The cold air was clean an...
The trek to Ghangaria lasted for some time and it turned out to be quite a lung-bursting. This had nothing to do with the difficulty of the trek, which was quit...