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9 Mar

Saravana updated story living a dream - the tiger temple experience

7 Mar

Saravana updated journal Thailand Traveltales

8 Oct

Saravana updated journal October holidays Lingshan trip..

7 Oct

Saravana updated journal Rainy day at the Old Summer Palace

Saravana published journal October holidays Lingshan trip..

27 Sep

Saravana published blog mass nationalistics : the daily morning tiananmen flag ceremony

So, it was my last weekend in Beijing before my short trip to India. I was having drinks with a friend and i remarked to her about how i had always wanted to go see the flag hoisting ceremony at Tian'anmen square but never did. She hadn't see it herself but then she proceeded to tell me about all th

28 Aug

Saravana updated blog Getting to know russia.. books to read ?

Saravana published blog Getting to know russia.. books to read ?

Growing up, i had a strong connection to Russia. I remember all the book fairs in my school where most of the books would be from Russia. Stories about Tzars, valiant peasants, princes and princesses they were similar to any other fairy tales i guess, but i loved reading them and all the illust

27 Aug

Saravana published blog Into Ladakh: The Baggage incident..

My general policy with people is to trust until that trust is broken. But as i was sitting in the van, i started wondering what his game could be. "nobody's that nice", i thought. Especially since he was tout for a hotel and has nothing to gain by giving me this free ride. With my suspicions gr

6 Aug

Saravana published journal Rainy day at the Old Summer Palace

Went to the old summer palace to join a group of photographers that i met on the internet.

5 Aug

Saravana updated journal CNY HuangShan Trip 2009

26 Jul

Saravana commented on blog Eclipse chasing in Hangzhou..

Saravana updated blog Eclipse chasing in Hangzhou..

30 May

Saravana updated blog Jiankou great wall on the dragon boat weekend..

Saravana published blog Jiankou great wall on the dragon boat weekend..

Ever since i joined the "Travel China Beijing" group on facebook, i've always wanted to go on one of the 'wild' great wall treks organized by Davis. Usually the prospect of waking up early in the morning (6am!!) would put me off from joining the trip but this time during the 3-day dragon boat festiv

26 Apr

Saravana updated blog Rainy Race Day in Shanghai..

Saravana published blog Rainy Race Day in Shanghai..

There has been a lot written in the media about the grandprix in China and most of it negative. The sport has very little following among the local population here and year after year the turnout at the races keep steadily decreasing. Why bring a sport to a country where there is very little int

22 Apr

Saravana published blog Its just me..

It usually happens with me.. especially with my car. When i drive it after someone else has driven it, i can always feel the difference. The engine would feel a bit weaker, a little strained and the accleration sluggish. The feeling usually wears off in a day or two and the car starts feeling no

Saravana published blog whirlwind trip to the grandprix - Day 1: Shanghai to Hangzhou and back..

I usually like to claim that i do not plan any of my trips, but infact usually the opposite is true. When i came to China this time, i had decided that if i stayed here till april then i'd visit the Shanghai GP, till august then its off to the Litang Horse festival and to top it all, if i stay h

13 Apr

Saravana commented on blog opening the flood gates...

6 Apr

Saravana published blog night out on the old street...

Two days of being shrouded by the Huangshan mist was enough to dampen my sprits. The lure of hot running water and central heating was too tempting to pass. On reaching Huangshan city, i went straight to the railway station to book my return ti

28 Mar

Saravana updated blog Amid the Huangshan mist..

24 Mar

Saravana updated blog opening the flood gates...

I was gonna name this post "getting over my writers block", but then i realized that im not much of a writer to begin with. Of all the things that i am.. overly expressive or imaginative is not among them. These following l

21 Mar

Saravana published journal CNY HuangShan Trip 2009

For the Chinese New year holidays i decided to go to HuangShan. I was looking forward for a change of scenery from the usual tibetian mountains that im drawn to. And what better place than HuangShan to get a perfect taste of the Chinese mountain scenery. The Chinese people, and poets alike, neve

Saravana published blog Amid the Huangshan mist..

2 Mar

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24 Feb

Saravana updated blog the beginning or the end ? - leaving Ladakh

Saravana updated blog living a dream - the tiger temple experience

Saravana updated blog PhiPhi Traveltales..

Saravana updated blog Into India : Agra and Fateh-pur-sikri

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