[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After a dusty four hour drive from Delhi, we enter the town of Baggar in the Shekhavati region of Rajasthan and pass through a tall white archway, with Piramal Gate written across it. Immediately to our left is our destination—the Piramal Haveli. At first glance, the hotel seems a bit of a disappointment compared…
Every haveli has a story to tell.
If you’re an adrenaline enthusiast, South Africa, with its array of adventure sports, is the place to be! This article was originally published in the “National Geographic Traveller India” in May 2018 edition. Check it here. Treading along the wire mesh bridge towards the bungee jump platform, I keep my strides firm and steady even though my…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1087″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] You walk out of your hotel and find yourself standing on the threshold of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a magnificent Gothic cathedral. Across the square is the imposing free-standing bell tower, soaring 70 metres above the town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. The town itself…
Nepal’s Manaslu circuit offers a relatively unexplored, soul-stirring experience for trekkers seeking pristine trails to tread on.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gimme hope, Jo’anna ’Fore the morning come
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”939″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] Our Mayo 1974 batch has always done things differently. That’s why we named ourselves The Batch without a Match.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”834″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] We sit tensely in the raft, knuckles white on the T-grips of our paddles. The last minute briefings are over and we’re ready to go. Our intrepid team of kayakers and rafters has spent almost an hour scouting this big Class IV rapid from the shore. Named for Ningguing village,…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”810″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] This was to be our second trip to South Africa. And this time we were certain that we would not miss out on the famous Route 62 which winds through South Africa’s winelands. The main purpose of our visit was my cousin’s wedding at Robertson, about 100 km inland from…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”644″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are the pilgrims, master; we shall go Always a little further: it may be Beyond the last blue mountain barred with snow, Across that angry or that glimmering sea — James Elroy Flecker I woke up that October morning in Gangtok with an indefinable sense of excitement. Slipping out…
