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“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”
– Anthony Bourdain
The memories of what I took from my travels. Here.
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Tales from Brazil IV : Oh the wonderful things you can see on Mulberry Street ! ( with apologies to
I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. I could feel a tiny rivulet of sweat start its journey from the back of my neck, rapidly accelerating...
Oct 27, 2019
Tales from Brazil III – ’tis rainin’ jaguars !!!
“ We got a sighting.” The handset crackles, voices exchange messages and those are the magic words from Fabiano, uttered unbelievably...
Oct 6, 2019
Tales from Brazil II – on the Transpantaneira
Transpantaneira. The highway to nowhere. For some reason, the story of this highway has always fascinated me. Somewhere in the early...
Sep 29, 2019
A dip at the Kumbh Mela
The term Kumbh comes from a mythical pot of nectar, but it is also the Hindi name for Aquarius, the sign of the zodiac in which Jupiter...
Mar 11, 2019
Nature’s Nest…photographing birds in Goa
“ I am planning to go photographing birds in Goa” “ Goa ? “ “ Yes.” “ For BIRD photography ? “ “Yes.” “Heh Heh…What sort of birds ? “…(...
Jan 21, 2019
Tales from Kenya VI – How I planned our trip and a few tips
The trip to Kenya was long in the ‘must do’ list. A couple of years we had made all the plans but then the threat of Ebola came up and...
Sep 13, 2018
Tales from Kenya V : The magic of that last game drive
We were in a bit of a quandary. We had spent 7-8 days looking at the wildlife across different spots in Kenya. We were due to reach...
Sep 5, 2018
Tales from Kenya IV – An Afternoon with the Cheetahs
Not every minute, not every incident in the wild is packed with pulsating, adrenaline filled action. Not every opportunity for you as a...
Aug 23, 2018
Tales from Kenya III : The thrill of a river crossing
I stretched myself, rolled my shoulders, and raised my hand to stifle a yawn. I looked behind me and most of the family was fast asleep....
Aug 11, 2018
Tales from Kenya II : The Hunt
I was anxious. Restless. We had reached the Masai Mara the previous day after lunchtime. A quick lunch and we drove to the checkpost and...
Aug 7, 2018
Tales from Kenya I : Masai Mara. Finally
Masai Mara. I was finally here. I have been planning this visit for at least five years. I have read up voraciously about the place....
Aug 6, 2018
The Relentlessness of the Auden’s Col trek
Once you have lived with mountains Under the whispering pines And deodars, near stars, And a brighter moon, With woodsmoke and mist Sweet...
Jul 8, 2018
Rafting down the Brahmaputra
‘ Yay !! We did it !!” We exulted in the sheer delight of having crossed the last big rapid. The water around us was still fairly...
Jun 12, 2018
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