Travelogue on - Suntalekhola

The weekly train from Secunderbad to New Jalpaiguri was delayed – for a change we heartily welcomed the development asit meant that we did not need to loose sleep for alighting at the middle of the bone-chilling night in the middle of a firmly entrenched winter.

The train very thoughtfully offloaded us at around predawn. With the town still wrapped in a blanket of mist, we drove through the

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Travelogue on - Manali

We continued our journey (in a rented Indica from Chandigarh) onwards to Una – Bhota- Mandi (a detour of 150 kms) on pot-holed winding roads with state transport buses hurtling down the slope at high speeds. Despite the tiring drive, you cannot help but marvel and the beauty of the Indian hinterlands. Fertile fields, lush green mountains; glimpses of Beas and the Govind Sagar Lake, picturesque

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Travelogue on - Munnar

This is not about any particular city or any specific destination. This is about one such trip where the journey was more vital than the beautiful destination ‘Munnar’. Here it goes like this…It was October of 2006. And I was left alone in Chennai… with most of my friends leaving the town for some better opportunities elsewhere. I was also bound to leave for Mumbai in December. I had a trip to

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Travelogue on - Ranikhet, Unexplored Uttaranchal

Uttaranchal is a place of natural beauty. One can enjoy the untouched and un-spoilt natural beauty. It it also called as the Land of Gods and Goddes. It is also famous for it's lakes,mountains, forests, national parts, santuries etc. It is also a great destination for adventure sports.There are many places where you can plan to visit in a phased manner.You can visit Nainital, Dehradun, Almora,

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