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Cambodia Travel Diaries – Angkor Wat – A Prelude

TravelLenz — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:38:06 +0000

I was standing in a forest, where a deserted temple stood, somewhere in the abandoned city of Angkor. I almost felt like a lost explorer – like Indiana Jones – stumbling upon a hidden city. Then I tried to clamber on top of a few fallen stone blocks to get to an arched doorway. Once [...]

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Roopkund Lake Trek Chronicles – Prologue

Malini — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:50:03 +0000

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Gandikota: The Hidden Grand Canyon of India

Malini — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:13:14 +0000

How many places can claim to be literally ‘gorge’-ous, other than, of course, the Grand Canyon? Well, there are many places across the world…but in India…a canyon, really. Situated along the River Pennar in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, exists not only a hidden gorge but also an ancient fortress, two beautiful temple complexes, [...]

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Walk in the woods: Periyar Tiger Reserve

Malini — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:04:48 +0000

It was 7.00 am on a crisp Thekkady morning at the Periyar Tiger Reserve. At Periyar Tiger Reserve There was something unrealistic about standing within 10 ft of a pack of Indian wild dogs. Popularly known as Dholes and classified as an endangered species, this elusive pack of wild canines was busy gnawing at what [...]

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Brahmaputra River and a golden sunset

Malini — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 09:15:42 +0000

What would you do if you had only an evening in Guwahati? Spend those precious hours at the expanse of the calm and unhurried Brahmaputra River. That’s what we did! We were at the fag end of our 21-day sojourn through the northeastern states. We were in Guwahati for just a night before catching our flight [...]

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The Road to Walong – Following the Lohit River

Malini — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:06:54 +0000

In 2011, in the month of October, we spent 21 days in the north-eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya. I am publishing a few posts this October to mark the anniversary of our travels on those lesser trodden paths. It is a year since we traveled to the north-east, but there is not [...]

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A Tonga Ride in Bijapur

Malini — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:08:17 +0000

Mohammad Anwar looked older than the photograph on his guide ID card, pinned to his front pocket, that he flaunted proudly. The once-pure-white-now-off-white soiled Kurta and Pyjama he was wearing, showcasing the muck and grime of the alleyways of Bijapur, and his unkempt beard, only added to the degree of scruffiness. He had bags under [...]

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Meeting with Uncle Moosa and his friends in Tezu

Rajesh — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:28:42 +0000

It all began with our Uncle. Uncle Moosa we call him. Not just us. Most of east Arunachal calls him that – and for good measure. Our Uncle Moosa It is Uncle Moosa, as part of a select band of social missionaries, who took a good part of two generations of the region on that [...]

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Our Hampi adventures: a perfect 3-day itinerary to Hampi

Malini — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:48:39 +0000

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