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Postcard from Coorg
The overall idea of this holiday to Coorg was to unwind. My wife, Jyothi, appreciated a much-needed break. Managing a bustling home efficiently is a 24×7 affair. I have also…
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SightsThank God for the sun! Bangalore has been experiencing unusual rains over the last few days. On some of the days, it has drizzled through the day accompanied by a cool breeze. All of us…
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SightsMy bus travels in India
I love traveling within India by bus. In this post, I have narrated three bus stories – one outside a bus and two inside a bus. Outside a Kerala bus…
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SightsOur Punjab vacation
On one of our vacations, my wife and I traveled to Amritsar, the holy city. A road trip We traveled to Amritsar by road with Avinash, my Punjabi friend from…
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SightsThe road trip
Ah! My wife, Jyothi, and I just love the road trip. Our Premier Padmini car Even when we were in New Delhi, we had been on many road trips in…
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SightsPunjabi jugaad
During one of the long road trips through Punjab (a State in India) many years ago, my Premier Padmini car’s engine had overheated and I could spot smoke issuing from…
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SightsPostcard from Uttarakhand – 3: the magic of Mayavati
Continued from ‘Postcard from Uttarakhand – 2’… Geography steeped in history The Mayavati Advaita Ashrama has a long history. When Swami Vivekananda was in London on his way back…
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SightsPostcard from Uttarakhand – 2
Continued from ‘Postcard from Uttarakhand – 1’… I settled down on one of the concrete benches on Platform no. 11. I noticed how clean the platform was – a very…
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SightsPostcard from Uttarakhand – 1
I am on a visit to the hills for a Retreat. The Retreat is in a place called Mayavati in Uttarakhand. I flew to New Delhi from Bangalore by a…
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SightsA 42-km foot pilgrimage through Bharat
The trip was in the making for quite some time. My friend, Ramesh, had been on many such foot pilgrimages. I had expressed my desire to join him on one of…
