We were reminded of the Guns N Roses hit song ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ as we checked out of our hotel in Peru’s historical town of Cuzco where we had stayed acclimatized to its thin air at 11000 feet and
The phrase “to the manner born” is from Shakespeare’s Hamlet “Though I am a native here and to the manner born it is a custom more honoured in the breach than the observance.My wife & I had a long standing invitation
UNESCO describes Hampi as an austere, grandiose site that includes temples, shrines, Forts, Royal & sacred edifices. This amazing, incredulous, wealthy kingdom showcases a little over 1600 surviving remains and in its heyday was the capital of the mighty Vijayanagar
A world without leopards, who would want to live in it? Diana VreelandWhen the owners of the Sujan leopard camp decided to set up this gem in the wilderness in Rajasthan they combined intimacy and privacy with a blend of
Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better-Albert EinsteinAs my daughter & I made our way on National highway 40 from Shillong to the Nameri national park, the 280 kms/166 miles drive seemed very comfortable thanks to
A two hour flight from Delhi got my daughter and I to Guwahati, the gateway city to India’s North East. We headed to Cherrapunji & Sohra the two wettest spots on earth located in picturesque Meghalaya where the Garo, Khasi &
Jim Corbett- Tigers except when wounded or when man eaters are on the whole very good tempered….occasionally a tiger will object to too close an approach to its cubs or to a kill that it is guarding. The objection invariably
The band drifters were spot on with their hit song “under the board walk”. The song lures city dwellers to opt for freedom, liberty and to spend precious moments by the sea or near it.Many moons ago Alibaug and the
When our friends Kavita & Nitin Atroley invited us to spend a weekend with them at Kaudia estate which they and their friends have painstakingly built we were thrilled as apart from the ocean, the mountains have also offered us
When Kerala coined the slogan “God’s own country” in the mid 90s it crafted an idea whose time had come and nature’s generosity was soon tapped to create an exponential potential of attracting sun and vacation seekers and she soon