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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 gradually growing, i suddenly jumped out of the van, grabbed my backpack and went back to the pre-paid taxi counter. I got a taxi and as i was entering it i realized that i did not have my camera bag wi... More>>
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Riding into a pristine paradise - Songpan Horse Trek

On the days leading up to the Chinese new year, the whole of China shuts down. I was caught unawares at KangDing and was stuck there for a couple of d... More>>
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Pushkar : Religon and rituals

The Pushkar Mela was the reason i decided to go on the Rajasthan trip during my 'extended' Diwali holidays. Once i knew that the camel fair will happe... More>>
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Eclipse chasing in Hangzhou..

Growing up, I had never given eclipses much thought. I remember a few happen around Chennai when i was growing up. The Surya Grahanam was not an auspi... More>>
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living a dream - the tiger temple experience

Tigers always fascinated me and its been a long dream of mine to see them in the wild. However i never ever dreamed that i could get close to one an... More>>
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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 wa... More>>
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Of Angels and Giants : Jodhpur

If i could do it all over again, i would spend more time in Jodhpur. Two days was just not enough to experience the Blue city, it was definitely the m... More>>
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the search for the ideal travel gadget.. iPad vs Adam vs Netbook..

  Usually on short ~2 week trips, i never feel the need to take my laptop along. A pen, a pad and a couple of decent sized memory cards shou... More>>
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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... More>>
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Into India : Agra and Fateh-pur-sikri

My Agra trip happened as an afterthought, i didn't even consider it initially. Then someone asked me if i'll be going to Agra and i thought to myself ... More>>
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Amid the Huangshan mist..

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... More>>
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the beginning or the end ? - leaving Ladakh

The early part of my flight back from Leh, was spent staring out of the window, mesmerized by the snow clad mountain peaks and the valleys beneath the... More>>
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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. U... More>>
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Railay Retreat

[Krabi Province, Thailand. 4'th - 9'th Mar 2006]Railay was going to be my first taste of beach life in Thailand. I was never a beach person, guess you... More>>

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 mo... More>>

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... More>>

the 'great' wall trip of 2005..

After having cancelled the trip already in September, we were all eager to go to the great wall befo... More>>

Tigers, waterfalls and war memorials at Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi was to be my first stop on my first trip to Thailand. And there was only one place i ha... More>>

Shifting sands... the Jaisalmer experience

The Jaisalmer experience started the moment i got on the train in Jodhpur. The insides of the sleepe... More>>

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... More>>

PhiPhi Traveltales..

[Krabi Province, Thailand. 9'th - 11'th Mar 2006]After Railay, Ko Phi Phi was next on my island hopp... More>>

Review: Btwin bike bag (or.. how to pack a Surly Long Haul Trucker)

Usually people transport their bikes in cardboard boxes, but i felt that having a dedicated bike b... More>>

Its just me..

It usually happens with me.. especially with my car. When i drive it after someone else has driven ... More>>

Jiuhuashan..

"Chinese people are not religious. They don't believe in God, they just like going to the temples f... More>>

Jiankou and HuangHuaCheng the tale of two meteor showers..

Who doesn't love spotting the occasional shooting star streaking across a starry skies. Over the yea... More>>

the packing challenge.. seeing what fits and what doesn't..

  The question: How to pack everything above (laptop + tent + sleeping bag + slee... More>>

why it still stinks...

Its Saturday morning.. almost midday and im still in bed. Got up a couple of hours back, didn't feel... More>>

opening the flood gates...

I was gonna name this post "getting over my writers block", but then i realized that im not much of ... More>>
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