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6 Public art installations from the streets of Sydney
Sydney is a lovely city. It has beautiful public art installations across the city. Taking a walk along the streets is the best way to explore any city. I try to walk as much as possible in all the...
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Wordless Wednesday - Cold desert in Nubra Valley
Sand wavesSand dunes of Nubra Valley, Ladakh. It is a cold desert in the valley of Himalayan mountain at 10,000 sft altitudeThis post is part of Wordless Wednesday
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Buddha point, Thimpu - Skywatch Friday
When you walk along the streets of Thimpu, you just can't miss Buddha point on the mountains of Thimpu. It will play hide and seek as we move around Thimpu city.Buddha view from Thimpu Located 6 km...
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Orissa - 64 Yogini temple, Hirapur
Located outside Bhubaneshwar away from the city’s hustle bustle, 64 Yogini temple certainly makes you curious. While driving through the not so good road you wonder who has built this temple here....
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Adi Shankara - an avid traveller
Adi Shankara was not only a philosopher and poet but he was a great explorer. After listening to multiple stories across India where he has left behind his footprints, I started wondering how...
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Nandi cycling trail
A fresh morning, misty mountains, countryside cycling, soothing weather, once in a while drizzling sky , pottery, silk extraction, magnificent temple, elegant kalyani(temple pond), yummy organic...
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JUST GO - Friday Skywatch
Last weekend, I got to listen to two adventurous women – Biker Deepti Jacob and Cyclist Namu Kini in a session organized by F5 Escapeunder their ‘Just Go’ series. F5 escape is a brain child of travel...
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Tales from Kinnaur & Spiti – 1 – Nako lake abode of fairies
I had been to Nako village last week as part of Kinnaur and Spiti jeep safari. I had booked this with Ecosphere, an NGO from Spiti. Nako is a small village at the altitude of 3660mt in Kinnaur district...
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Tales from Kinnaur & Spiti –2- Seabuckthorn, Himalayan superfruit
Do you know why Genghis Khan’s horses were flying ? What is the secret of Greek mythological horse Pegasus flying ?As per ourguide Cherring, simple answer is Sebuckthorn. Genghis Khan was feeding his...
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Kinnaur & Spiti tales – 3 - Hikkim-The world's highest post office
Today I came back home to see my little one playing with the post card I had sent her from the world’s highest post office. I was not even hoping it will reach her. It just took 20 days to find my...
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Kinnaur & Spiti tales -4- Hike to Dhankar lake- Friday Skywatch
As we travelled from Tabo towards Kaza , astunning geological formations made us take a break from our journey. It invariably stops people from continuing their journey.Such is the landscape of...
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Kinnaur & Spiti tales - 5 - Mummy lama of Giu village
Spiti valley means not only stark mountains, monasteries and blue sky. But it has rich culture, mysteries and legends in it. On the way to Tabo from Nako, along the Spiti river we took a small...
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Kinnaur & Spiti tales - 6 - Trekking from Demul to Komic
Demul and Komic are high altitude villages in Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Komic is asia’s highest altitude village with an altitude of of 14,800 ft above sea level. Demul to Komic is a trekking...
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Berlin - 25 anniversary of fall of the Berlin wall
While I post this, Berlin is celebrating 25 anniversary of fall of Berlin wall. Wish I could have stayed back to witness this event in Berlin. I had to come back to catch another flight to Singapore....
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5 Facts about Vegetarian food and 5 Tips for vegetarians to survive in Beijing
I am back from 2 week’s travel visiting 3 countries. Ever since I came, I am hogging the food as if I hadn’t had for months. Thanks to Beijing travel. I starved for few days mainly due to my poor...
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Datong, one of the ancient cities of China
Datong, in Shanxi province of China is located 375 kms from Beijing. It might be famous today as the coal capital of China. But, once it was the capital for 3 dynasties and has a history of more than...
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Yungang Grottoes, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Datong, China
Ever since I registered myself for the the epic challenge of goUNESCO, ticking off the world heritage site has become my new craze. Its not that I have seen many World Heritage sites(WHI). But it is...
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Kinnaur & Spiti tales - 7 - Chandrataal, surreal lake in the Himalayas
Himalayas are the treasure holders of nature’s marvelous work. It is home to pristine lakes which are not easy to access and makes it much more alluring for the travelers. I was fortunate to see...
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Hanging monastery of Datong, China an amazing structure
I just realized that, this whole year I have been visiting monasteries after monasteries. My husband says, I can right a good about Buddhist monasteries if I spend some on that. Latest to my bucket is...
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Watson's bay in Sydney– Friday Skywatch
I was in Sydney mid of this year. Such a lovely city. I am yearning to go there again. I was going through my Sydney album and found these pictures. These were taken when I went out for ferry ride....
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