Binsar, Almora – Nov 2010

Welcome to a vacation that promises you nothing. You can do a lot of nothing in Binsar. Binsar is not a conventional tourist spot.  No Mall road, no fun-fairs, games, rides or cable cars that take you to the top of a mountain, very limited options for eating, no night-life, no tourist buses taking you …

Mount Abu – March 2010

Our unplanned trip to Mount Abu recently came up good. We picked up Rishi from his school after his last exam and started off from Ahmedabad at 11:00 AM. It was hot, but the AC in our car did not let us down. The Expressway from Mehsana onwards is an absolute beauty. We reached Mt. …

Jim Corbett National Park – Oct 2009

View my Corbett Photo Album Kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta (You can’t have everything in life). Yes, we did not encounter any tigers or elephants in the wild at the Jim Corbett National Park. We were disappointed. Nevertheless, our trip to Corbett National Park near Ramnagar was remarkable and unforgettable. What we encountered …

Pondicherry – Oct 2008

“A good traveller is one who knows everything about the destination, but an ideal traveller is one who forgets home” The above quotation at the Park guest house travel desk sums up our visit to Pondicherry during Diwali vacations in Oct 2008. We never missed home and seven full days in Pondicherry seemed insufficient. Some …