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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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[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...
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Growing up, i had a strong connection to Russia. I remember all the book fairs in my school where mo...
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I usually like to claim that i do not plan any of my trips, but infact
usually the opposite is true...
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After having cancelled the trip already in September, we were all eager to go to the great wall befo...
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Kanchanaburi was to be my first stop on my first trip to Thailand. And there was only one place i ha...
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The Jaisalmer experience started the moment i got on the train in Jodhpur. The insides of the sleepe...
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There has been a lot written in the media about the grandprix in China
and most of it negative. The...
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[Krabi Province, Thailand. 9'th - 11'th Mar 2006]After Railay, Ko Phi Phi was next on my island hopp...
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Usually people transport their bikes in cardboard boxes, but i felt that having a dedicated bike b...
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It usually happens with me.. especially with my car. When i drive it
after someone else has driven ...
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"Chinese people are not religious. They don't believe in God, they just
like going to the temples f...
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Who doesn't love spotting the occasional shooting star streaking across a starry skies. Over the yea...
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The question: How to pack everything above (laptop + tent + sleeping bag + slee...
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Its Saturday morning.. almost midday and im still in bed. Got up a couple of hours back, didn't feel...
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I was gonna name this post "getting over my writers block", but then i realized that im not much of ...
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