CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Thailand jet ski scam exposed!!!
part of my research prior to my visit to Thailand.
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Pench Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra
Wild Click Season-IV was an opportunity to experience the virgin wilderness of Pench (MH). The jungle of Pench, also known as the Kipling County, was made famous by Rudyard Kipling through his immortal...
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How cheap is travelling in India
Just back from a wonderful week of holidays in the land of thousand elephants – Thailand. The immediate thought on return was that when are we going back again? My family had given a dictum to cut down...
View ArticleIs flying Air Asia cheap?
If you are flying from Delhior Mumbai, then it is not. Air Asia had stopped its flights from Delhi and Mumbai couple of years back citing high cost of operation. This means a traveler from any of these...
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Bleak feature for Dhikala grassland at Corbett
Was back to Corbett in March for yet another visit to one of my favorite destinations. The 3N/4D visit this time was split between Bijrani FRH and Dhikala FRH. This was my first night stay at Bijrani...
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Kaziranga - the original land of one horned rhinos
My last visit to Kaziranga, the original abode of one horned Indian rhinos, was well before I started wildlife photography. This is where I shoot my first wildlife photo. It was in 2003 when I was...
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Gentle giants of Corbett grasslands
This April, I was on my second visit this year to Corbett National Park. This place is heaven for wildlife photographers. I can keep going there whenever time and finances permit. This visit was...
View ArticleHandling RAW files : Canon DPP or Adobe Camera RAW
Photography is my first passion. Travel complements my photography. My favorite genre is wildlife photography which made me spend lot of time in various jungles of India. As I had started writing about...
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Tiger Temple, Kanchanaburi : The monk and his pet
A visit to the famed TigerTemple at Kanchanaburi in Thailand was on the top of my activity list for the Bangkokstopover. I have been extremely lucky to witness many tigers in the Indian wilderness as...
View ArticleFlow of Foreign Tourists to North East States on Upward Trend: Tourism Ministry
Good news for tourism industry in North East. The tremndous potential had not been harnessed because of political and social unrests in last decade. The flow of foreign tourists to the northeastern...
View ArticleGovt of India launches Comprehensive Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India
26 August, 2014 : The Union Minister for Tourism Shri Shripad Naik here today launched the Comprehensive Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India (STCI) for Accommodation, Tour Operators and Beaches,...
View ArticleUnusual India
Sharing these piece of information about interesting destinations in India from the net30 UnusualThings And Places You Won’t Believe Existed In India
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Spiralling prices of travel in India
Indians are definitely travelling a lot more these days. The unprecedented mad rush witnessed during last long weekend (15-18 Aug 2014) of people trying to get way from Delhi was a good example. Many...
View ArticleTimeshare Holidays : Sterling vs Club Mahindra
I was always opposed to the idea of timeshare as this does not suit my style of travelling. I am a traveller rather than a tourist. However, a couple of years back, an intelligent Club Mahindra...
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Delhi to Bharatpur via Yamuna Expressway
I have been using NH2 via Faridabad to Mathura for going to Bharatpur over the years. NH2 is too overcowded now and is a painful experience to travel by this route. Now that a second option of Yamuna...
View ArticleBursting the online shopping myth- Part-I
I am among those early users of online shopping. My first online merchandise purchase was made way back in 2002 at baazi.com which later went onto become eBay.in. During this intervening eleven years,...
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Bursting the online shopping myth- Part-II
Continuing from my earlier posts, here I intend burst another myth on online shopping. The diaspora tends to believe that items are cheaper online. But is it really cheap? Well, this may be true for...
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Domestic travel insurance: what is covered and what is not
I have been habitually purchasing insurance for domestic air travel with the expectation that I will be able to buy ticket for another flight on spot in case any flight gets cancelled and thereby, I...
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Indian Railways : few interesting facts
Sharing some interesting facts about Indian Railways (source: TOI)Interesting Facts about Indian Railway (TOI)
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Delhi-Sariska-Ranthambhore-Bharatpur-Delhi wildlife circuit
Peak of summer in Rajasthan. An angry sun looking down in contempt for the scars human folks had etched on mother earth, letting the temperature soar above 45 degrees. The barren landscape, generally...
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Ranthambhore diary
Mismanagement, corruption and resulting crowd menace at Ranthambhore is increasing every year. It is no more a place where you can watch a tiger walking the forest in peace. After every visit, I said...
View ArticleBrahmaputra river cruise
Assam Tourism to introduce economical cruise of Brahmaputra for domestic tourists next year. This is a good intiative. There are few local circuit river cruise available around areas like Guwahati,...
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Timeshare Holidays in India
There always is a gap between how much you said and what finally appears. It was fun interacting with an editor of a leading national newspaper. Given the no of phone calls I receive from strangers...
View ArticleAffordable foreign destinations
Sharing an interseting read from the net. Want to get more value out of every rupee while travelling aborad? Then these are some destinations. Just beaware of the fact some these countries prefer to...
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Scuba diving at Havelock : A beginners journey into the sea
Jumping into a bottomless body of water, with nothing to cling onto, had been a dreadful thought for me. I am sure that I shared this feeling with many of you. It is said that the best way to overcome...
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