I was fortunate to land in Jogja in spite of volcanic activity(of mt.Kelud) in Java. Large volume of ashes were spewed by the volcano forcing most airports in java to close down. One could see ashes piled on both sides of runway during landing. After coming out of the airport, hitchhiked for a bit to [...]
Situated in South China sea "Tioman archipelago" is known for it's live corals and marine nature reserve. Tioman has given me some fairy tale stories to tell and some to forget. Tioman has more than 7 inhabited islands and patches of tropical rain forest. During my first visit i stayed at Salang. It's more a chilled out [...]
Merapi is an active Volcano situated near Yogyakarta. It is one of the 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia. Stratigraphic analysis reveals that eruptions in the Merapi area began about 400,000 years ago. Typically, small eruptions occur every two to three years, and larger ones every 10–15 years or so. The summit is 2968 m high. The [...]
Cradled between Karakoram ranges in the north western part of Ladakh lies a quite little town “Turtuk”. This place has a special political, social and historical significance. Turtuk was part of Baltistan previously, soon after Independence in 1947 this village belonged to Jammu and Kashmir (under Hari Singh) but later on it was captured by Pakistan. Then came [...]
Lamayuru called the Moonland of Ladakh is a village between Leh and Kargil. Beautiful natural moon like carvings on the mountains gives a sense of Lunar territory. Locals say this area was once a lake and dried up later on. Lamayuru is home to one of the oldest monasteries in Ladakh, dating back to the 10th [...]
Spiti valley is one of the remote areas of Himachal Pradesh adjoining the borders of Tibet (China). Nestled in the Himalayan range in Himachal Pradesh, this desert terrain will make you spellbind and the beauty is incomparable . We decided to take a trip to Spiti and also do a circuit Chandigarh-Shimla - Kaza - [...]
One winter night, in 2010, I landed at the T3 terminus of Delhi airport. It was extremely cold; I needed a couple of pullover to keep myself warm and comfortable. Having missed out on few opportunities before, I really wanted to make this visit count. My flight was delayed by 4 hours from Pune; it was [...]
Mt.Bromo is a volcanic mountain in Java which attracts lot of visitors every year. It lies in a tiny little village called Probalingo. The moment you get closer to this village the mountains look more scenic than ever before. And it’s always refreshing to stay in a village especially in Indonesia. Interesting stuff one could [...]
When backpackers plan to scuba dive in south east asia, couple of places comes to their mind instantly one is Koa Tao and other is Perhientien Islands. Firstly the pristine clear waters and then of course it’s very cheap compared to other resort Islands. I was quick to select Perhientien Islands because of its proximity [...]
Lake Toba is a lake and supervolcano. The lake is 100 km long, 30 km wide, and up to 505 meters (1,666 ft) deep. Located in northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Lake Toba is the site of a massive supervolcanic eruption occurred 69,000 to 77,000 years ago. It is the largest known explosive eruption [...]
