The brief spell of rains this morning had drenched the roads, settlement, port and jetties of Port Blair. Surrounding the jetty, the buildings look freshly painted and the trees have adorned a rich green colour. I reach the Phoenix Bay…
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Category: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Travels
Tags: andaman, beach, chowra, dolphin, havelock, indonesia, island, kalapathar, makruz, myanmar, neil, nicobar, port blair, radhanagar, sea, travel
When I began planning this trip about a month ago, I was intrigued at the thought of how distant and isolated the island group of Andaman and Nicobar actually was. The Andamans are even farther than what I used to…
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Category: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Travels
Tags: aberdeen, andaman, bay of bengal, beach, British, Cellular Jail, chatham, corbyn's cove, holiday, island, japanese, jarawa, nicobar, port blair, ross, travel, Trip
Just as Chennai and its suburbs are recovering from incessant spell of rains, I am on my way to Puducherry for an extended weekend. Ready to precipitate anytime, dark grey clouds follow me as I drive south of Chennai along…
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Category: Puducherry, Travels
Tags: aurobindo, auroville, bay of bengal, chennai, east coast, French, goubert, India, pondicherry, Puducherry, tamil, Tamil Nadu, travel, Weekend
Having spent a rainy weekend at Puducherry, I decide to explore the vibrant Kanchipuram, the temple town of the coastal state of Tamil Nadu. It takes me just under three hours to drive down to Kanchipuram from the east-coastal settlement…
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Category: Tamil Nadu, Travels, Uncategorized
Tags: bengaluru, chennai, Ekambareshwara, kailasanathar, Kanchi, kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram, pallava, Puducherry, saravana, Shiva, silk, Tamil Nadu, temples, travel
I pull up one of the spare chairs in the small patch of grass in the courtyard of the Forest Rest House at Dodra (2564m). The intriguing folkways of Kwar still occupy my mind. For me, there is a fresh excitement related…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Baspa, chanshal, dodra, Himachal, Himalayas, jakh, Kinnaur, kwar, pujarli, Rohru, Rupin, Sangla, Shimla, travel