Pobitora is one of the safari parks in India where you can get up close and personal with some pretty wild animals. We went on a day trip from Guwahati, in the north eastern state of Assam. The State of Assam is and was a tea growing area. Much of it is hilly and forested. Two hours north from Guwahati is the border with Bhutan, and a bit over 8 hours north east … [Read more...]
A Clean Sweep in India
Sustainability and India are not two words that you expect to hear in the same sentence. But in Bengaluru cricket circles it is a subject that unites the community. And by community we mean the Karnataka Cricket Association, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the Municipal government and the Indian Premier League (IPL). All heavy hitters, if you’ll pardon the pun. … [Read more...]
Snapshot : From Dehradun to Mussoorie and Rishikesh
Mussoorie is a hill station in the north-east of India, not too far from Delhi and sits in the foothills of the Himalayas. Nearby Rishikesh is nestled beside the Ganges River. The river is considered holy, and the Rishikesh is renowned as a center for studying yoga and meditation. Temples and ashrams (centers for spiritual studies) line the eastern bank around Swarg … [Read more...]
Amritsar, the Golden Temple
Punjab is in the central north east of India. It is home to the city of Amritsar and the Golden Temple. Amritsar sits about 20km from the border with Pakistan and is only 50km from the Pakistani city of Lahore. The Wagah border crossing hosts a daily 'gate opening' show that is a must see and worth traveling for. The first thing to do when you arrive in Punjab is to buy a … [Read more...]
Chandigarh and Le Corbusier
Why go to Chandigarh they asked? Or if they didn’t ask they assumed I’d be on my way to Jammu & Kashmir. But no, I was determined to go to Chandigarh to see the buildings of French / Swiss architect Le Corbusier. ‘You’re mad’ they said to go north in May / June, ‘it is too hot’. Return airfares had been booked from Bangalore to Mumbai which is in a northern … [Read more...]
