Photo Story of travel memories in Turkey in the month of December : From Istanbul to Trabzon, then Van, Gaziantep, Konya, Antalya, Izmir, Selcuk, Sirince, then Istanbul.
Category: Road Trips
Destination Longwa : From Ziro to Dibrugarh to Sonari
Experiences of travelling from Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh after ZFM and then to Dibrugarh. From Dibrugarh to Sonari and onward to Longwa, Nagaland.
Chumathang in Winter – Frozen Indus River
Adventure in Ladakh in Winter, going from Nyoma village to Chumathang in end of December. Frozen Indus river in Chumathang. Heated guest house with natural hot water springs. Wooden bridge over the frozen Indus river. Relaxing stay even though it was very cold outside.
Durbuk to Merak Village – Winter in Ladakh
Hitchhiking from Durbuk village to reach Merak village on the banks of Pangong Tso in December.
A Day in Sumur and a bath at Panamik Hot Springs – In Winter
Winter trip to Ladakh; going from Sumur to Sasoma check post in an army truck. Having a bath in Panama Hot springs, visiting Samstenling Monastery.
A Long Weekend in Chindi & Karsog
Travelogue of exploring Karsog and Chindi, staying at the PWD Rest House in Chindi. Temples of Karsog and walking in the valley.
A Travel Guide to Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan
I received an early morning call from Nitish (instagram-nitishwaila) when he randomly remarked that he and his friends were headed to Sambhar Lake and I was welcome to join them. It was 31 January and Nitish & Co. were keen on clicking images of the supermoon lunar eclipse from the zero light pollution of Sambhar…
All in a Day – Delhi to Istanbul to Trabzon
Our Delhi – Istanbul ticket was originally booked for 21 December on the 1050 am flight on a sale in May. As the day of departure came closer, we made a rough plan for exploring parts of Turkey we hadn’t been to in 2018; and Trabzon (located on the Black sea coast) is the first…
Winter in Ladakh : The Goodness of Strangers from Hordass to Saspol
Woke up after a relaxed sleep in Garkon. We were staying at Master Sonam’s Homestay and our chief reason of being in the ‘Aryan Valley’ region was for the wine! Our breakfast consisted of shalgam leaves (turnip leaves) and rotis to be washed down with milk tea. It was very tasty and fresh and we…
In Search of Wine in Ladakh -Hitchhiking from Wanla to Garkon in Winter
Slept 12 hours straight on the first night in Wanla. Woke up to a bright and sunny morning at 9 am. Feeling nice and warm, temporarily forgetting it is the end of December and bitterly cold in Ladakh. Little discomfort in the night due to the smoke of the kitchen rising up to the first…
In Lake Country : Tawang to Bumla & Shungatser Lake
It was a freezing cold morning in Tawang; and we were supposed to go to Bumla. We had a reasonably late night at the Tawang Festival. It was the end of October and night temperatures in Tawang were already hovering in the negative. On top of the cold, the local alcohol that we all had…
Sariska & Alwar : Unsung Historical Delights
It was a cold January morning and I was on an assignment to unearth the seen and not so seen attractions around Sariska and Alwar. By the end of the trip, I couldn’t help but wonder how come this region retains its offbeat charm despite being so close to Delhi?! And I couldn’t help but…