Live From The Train

Am on my way to Sariska. So, travelling from Jaipur to Alwar by Garib Nawaz Train. It’s a 2 hour journey. I am wondering, who comes up with such names for the trains. Then there…

Back to Basics

Nearly a fortnight back, had the opportunity to be a part of some very basic living. Basic meaning absolutely basic. Yeah, stayed in a base camp on the river Ganga at Shivpuri, near Rishikesh.Have stayed…

Ten on Tuesday – 19

Ten Things About My Recent Trip to Haridwar – Rishikesh Last week had to travel to a camp site at Shivpuri which is some 19 kms from Rishikesh. The car journey from Haridwar railway station…

Ten on Tuesday – 16

Ten Things about 2 Contrasting Incidents During 2 Journeys Last week I was travelling from Jaipur to Delhi by bus… LCD Volvo to be precise. The scheduled departure of the bus from Jaipur was at…

Thursday Challenge – Roads

In August 2009, we went for an adventure trip to Leh, which is the roof of the world, from Srinagar by Road! National Highway 1 (NH1) connects Srinagar with Leh. The scenic beauty and natural…

Ten on Tuesday – 9

Ten Things That Happened During My Recent Flight Last week, I had to fly from Delhi to Jammu for a workshop at Patnitop. My colleague and I were taking the Kingfisher Red flight which took…

Live Blogging… From the Bus!

I am travelling from Jaipur to Delhi in the 1300 hours LCD Volvo Bus. Yeah, that’s what is mentioned on the booking window wall which has the timetable of the RSRTC busses. Actually, it is…

Ten on Tuesday – 5

Ten Things to do in Amritsar 1. First and foremost, visit the Golden Temple. It is amazingly beautiful and clean. The best time to visit would be weekdays and not weekends. Do eat at the…