Travelogue

Travelogues

Jonapur Dancers — I was given a new name – Sahadev to use during my stay at Jonapur, the village in Nepal where we were targeting to reach for the last two days. My friends were given names such as Madhukar Resham – something that matches with their initials. We all became part of the Chaudhury’s of […]

Nepal Diary : 3 Days at Jonapur village Part III

Early Morning Sunlight at Nagarkot — Yesterday, late afternoon, we had flown into Nepalgunj on a “Buddha Air“ flight and had checked into Hotel Poplife. 🙂 Now isn’t that a funny name ?? The flight itself was uneventful, except the first few minutes which gave me some jitters as the smallish ATR aircraft banked and wobbled while on its ascent […]

Nepal Diary : Visiting Nagarkot and Bhaktpur Part II

Kathmandu Thamel Street — There were seven of us, from Dubai, waiting at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal for the Domestic Buddha Air flight to board for Dhangari. It was the 11th of December 2016, and we were travelling for a project supported by our employer Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority. Now, […]

Nepal Diary :To Kathmandu and beyond – Part I

Tbilisi, Georgia -Nightview — It was the middle of March 2016, and it was the time to Travel. The annual school exams will be drawing to a close soon, and I was getting restless. I knew what it was, it is called the Vander-lust bug. And you know that you are suffering from it when […]

Tbilisi : Gateway to Georgia

A gushing stream @ Plitvice — We were staying for the night at Rakovica, a small Croatian village about 8 kilometres from the gates of Plitvice National Park, or Plitvicke Jezerre as it is locally called, an UNESCO World Heritage site in Croatia. Driving down from Lake Bled in Slovenia, crossing over into Croatia with a multi-entry Schengen visa, […]

Plitvice : A day of cascading waterfalls !!

After our sojourn in Page, Arizona and an unimaginable experience of visiting Antelope Canyon we headed for the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The drive again from Page to the South Rim was as beautiful as the one from Las Vegas to the North Rim. This time the changing scenario […]

Grand Canyon, USA, Part 5 : South Rim

If you have ever dreamt of hiking across a land of cascading waterfalls, streams and lakes, the greenery of the forest encompassing you, with the sound and sight of water running all around you and filling your ears all day, then it has to be of Plitvice National Park in Croatia. Now […]

Plitvice National Park: In the heart of Croatia !

The history of how the Grand Canyon came to be among us is in itself fascinating. Here, in this article I will explain The Secret behind its Creation in Arizona, USA. Way before the Grand Canyon existed ancient mountains as high as the Himalayas stood in its place. Soon that turned […]

Grand Canyon, USA, Part 4 :The Secret behind its Creation

The night before we had taken accommodation at Jacob Lake Inn, about 25 kilometers to the North Rim of Grand Canyon. We were on a family vacation and it was a Road trip along the west coast of US , covering the states of California, Utah , Nevada and Arizona . Majestic North Rim – Grand […]

Grand Canyon, USA, Part 3 :The Majestic North Rim