August 2011 Blog Posts (7)

hi.....

 can anyone provide me info on Kayaking school and how much does it cost for a weeks lesson.....

Travelling with ones hound is never easy, even when you have your own vehicle. Constant thoughts of: will he be okay, will he runaway, will some other animal attack him or someone hit him. Then of course there is the litany of cultural hurdles to be aware of: not to go inside the house, not to drink from the water pot, beware of plates on the ground. And if he is a black dog, like our Kailash, then the fear that he can bring to people is quite amazing.

But…

Chotu

My brother has a very loud voice, one reason maybe being my grandmother, who had lost her hearing when we were young and hearing aid had not yet been imported. So sometimes my brother sounds furious even if he has not reached that level. One morning my brother has this furious voice. “Chotu, idar ahao (Chotu, Come here)”. Takes him two floors top and points at some spots on the floor “Yeh kisney giraya? (Who spilled that?). My…

Rara Rendezvous

Back home, some people told us it was a day and half trek to the lake. We walked slow and we carried a lot. So we planned to reach the lake in two and half days, spend three nights at the lake and coming back down hill would be an easy two days walk. Don’t start laughing; the fun part for you is yet to come.

It took us around about 15 hours to…

Bikaner- Junagarh fort

The city which is the organizational headquarters of Bikaner district and Bikaner division is the city of Bikaner. It is situated 330 kilometers, in the northwest of Jaipur.

Starting from 1589 and ending in 1594, the walls and moat of the fort were constructed between this period. Junagarh fort is located in the Thar desert adn to its northwest it has the Aravalli ranges. With its palaces, temples and exhibition areas, Junagarh fort is constructed over…

The rainy season grows now with each day, and the moon grows bigger too, signaling that it's now nearly time for Janai Purnima, the fullmoon of the Janai. It is a tme when high Brahmins change the sacred thread or Janai that adorns their chests, worn all the year.

For the extreme pilgrim and lover of Shiva Mahadev, it is a time to take a rain-filled, masachistic march up to Gosaikund (Cow-Lake), in Rasuwa District of the Langtang Mountains. Literally…

The unmatched charm of Ladakh can be experienced only when you visit the beautiful Nubra Valley. Ladakh can truly capture your attention from the moment you enter this region of Jammu and Kashmir. Thousands of kilometers away from the daily chaos and pollution this state is aptly described as ‘heaven on earth’. You cannot forget its charm no matter where you go.

When you look out of the window of your car and take a look at the Nubra Valley you are sure to sigh in amazement.…