The picturesque town of Berastagi is situated in Karo highlands in North Sumtra. It is a cool mountain retreat with busy markets, Dutch traders established it to escape from heat of capital Medan. The main attraction of Berastagi is to trek the Volcano of Gunung Sibayak and Gunung Sinabung. The indigenous Karo Batak culture is still intact even [...]
Phobjikha valley is a glacial valley located at an attitude of 3000 m. It’s a bowl-shaped valley against the backdrop of the Black Mountains in Wangdue Phodrang district, Bhutan. Valley View This valley is known for the Black headed cranes. During winter the people of Phobjikha Valley await for the return of Black-necked Cranes, they [...]
Kerala is South India's most serene state with nearly 550 km of Arabian Sea coast and beaches. I always wanted to drive along the coastal Kerala and experience the change in landscape and culture. We started our journey with no specific plan, only thing in mind was coastal Kerala. Backwaters of Kochi Our first stop [...]
Goa a former Portuguese colony has it's borders stretching along the Arabian sea. It's known Portuguese colonial architecture and heritage, of course the beaches, nightlife, parties and a bit of spirituality as well. Couple of my Irish friends were travelling across India. I happened to be in Pune and we had planned to meet in [...]
Situated in Uttrakhand district, Kedarnath is located in the Himalayas in about 3,583 m above sea level near Chorabari Glacier. Kedarnath temple dedicated to Lord Shiva was under snow for nearly 400 years during a period known as the Little Ice Age (Around 1300AD). This temple has survived the snow as well as the floods which created [...]
Kanha National Park is one of the largest parks in central India and a tiger reserve. The park has a significant population of the Royal Bengal Tigers, Sloth bears, Indian wild dogs and many more. The forest depicted in the famous novel by Rudyard Kipling, "The Jungle Book" is based on this jungle too. Indian Langur [...]
A secret little village nestled near Kollegal with lush green forest adjoining the Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary is Dhondenling. Not many know that a place like this ever exist. Once we were travelling from Bangalore, took the forest route via Kollegal and Hasaanur rather than the conventional highway via Salem. [...]
Malacca is one of the most vibrant city in Malaysia. It has a varied history, having been colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. One can find these influences in food, architecture and even the language. Every backpacker coming to Malaysia makes it a mandatory stopover. I have been to Malacca many times but each visit [...]
Rasdhoo is a tiny Island about 500 meters long and 600 meters wide. It's one of the inhabited Islands of Maldives. Situated few miles away from Ari Atoll, Rasdhoo is known for it's crystal clear beaches, reefs, some rare underwater species like manta rays, hammerheads and many more. An hour's ride by speedboat from Male brought [...]
When in Maldives, people tend to skip the capital Malé and go directly to resort islands. But it's always nice to explore the local life of a country. We landed in Velana International airport, Hulhule island. Once you step out of the airport exit gate it's all ocean, water looked crystal clear with lot of [...]
