This travelogue about our trip to Bandhavgarh more than a decade ago was selected for publication by Mississippi Books (www.mississippibooks.co.in) in their anthology, Caravan. Over the last few years, I have been on tiger safaris in Corbett, Rajaji National Park, and Thekkadi but have never been fortunate enough to actually spot a tiger. This time,Continue reading “Trailing the Tiger in Bandhavgarh”
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Year 2012 Trips
Prev January in Bhimtal We started our new year in Bhimtal. My sister and family were visiting. My li’l niece turned One on Dec 31, so we partied into the New Year. We also made a day trip to Mukteshwar. January – A New Arrival in the Family We got a little puppy for myContinue reading “Year 2012 Trips”
Mamallapuram–City of Temples
Previous It was our second day in the coastal town of Mamallapuram (aka Mahabalipuram) in Tamil Nadu, South India, and we had yet to explore its famous temples. The historical town of Mamallapuram has a collection of temples and other religious monuments, which have been quite unimaginatively labelled as the Group of Monuments. This GroupContinue reading “Mamallapuram–City of Temples”
Sneaking out
We have been in the novel Coronavirus-induced lockdown for more than a month now. Most of us are fantasizing about the day we would be able to move around safely and legally. Meanwhile, what about those who are trying to sneak out during the Covid-19 lockdown? Copyright info All background sounds downloaded from https://freesound.org/. NotContinue reading “Sneaking out”
My Travel Log (2000 to 2008)
My son was born in year 2000. I started maintaining a travel log for my son so that he could read all about it when he was grown up. Every year, I took a print out of the log and attached it to his baby book. It turned out to be a good idea asContinue reading “My Travel Log (2000 to 2008)”
Year 2011 Trips
Prev The year started out with my husband deciding to quit a regular job and start freelancing. His aim was to be able to spend more time on travel, especially to the hills. He had always dreamed of moving to the hills and work from there. Unfortunately, our company didn’t support working from home onContinue reading “Year 2011 Trips”
Year 2009
Why am I writing about Year 2009 in 2019? Well, as it happens, I’ve completed ten years at my current place of employment. During the celebratory spring-cleaning of my laptop, the 3rd one in this office, I discovered 10 years’ worth of pictures. I backed up the pics promptly on google, but then I thoughtContinue reading “Year 2009”
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