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Photo: Inside the Portuguese language museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Photo: Taj Mahal in the early morning light
The golden light at sunrise creates magic on the white marble dome. You will have to wake up before dawn. But it will be worth it when you see the Taj Mahal bathed in a rosy glow. Have a look… The post...
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Photo: Kokernag Botanical garden, Kashmir
Developed by the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department, it is the biggest garden in Kashmir. Sundays here are choc-a-bloc with kids playing, couples romancing among the roses and the elderly resting...
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Photo: House in Drass, Kashmir
Drass was the town we chose to spend our first ever high altitude night in. It turned out to be so much more than just an “altitude acclimatisation” stopover on the way to Ladakh. Read about our stay...
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Photo: Scenes of rural Kashmir in Lolab valley
This is an idyllic summer scene in rural Kashmir. Wooden houses with tinned roofs surrounded by rice fields. And Himalayas over the horizon. In places like the Lolab valley they are minus the throngs...
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Photo: Buggy rides on the desert of Huacachina, Peru
Huacachina is an oasis close to Ica, a city close enough to Lima for a weekend outing. Made only for tourism, it is a fun little town for sauntering around the desert sand or some adrenaline rush of...
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Photo: Tango poses in La Boca, Buenos Aires
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Photo: Landscapes on the way to Zanskar valley
We halted for lunch at Rangdum, the midway point of the Kargil Padum journey. This village is essentially the definition of “in the middle of nowhere”. This little hamlet brought with it signs of life....
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Photo: Couple at Liberdade neighbourhood of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Photo: Gujjar family from the forest near Chatpal, Kashmir
This Gujjar family reprieved us from hunger on a trek in the forest around Chatpal, a remote part of Kashmir. For some baffling reason, we skipped breakfast and set out for a day trek without any...
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Photo: Modeling at Beco do Batman in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Photo: Army officer helps an Amarnath yatra pilgrim
An Indian Army officer helps an old woman get through the final steep stretch to Pishutop, the first peak of the Amarnath yatra. The army plays a vital role in making the yatra successful, ensuring the...
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Photo: Prayer rocks at Tso Moriri, Ladakh
Due to its long distance of 250 km from Leh, Tso Moriri is not frequented by too many tourists. Which meant, we had the entire Tso Moriri all to ourselves! Mighty mountains, snow capped peaks, lush...
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Photo: Lighthouse beach at Kovalam, Thiruvanantahpuram in Kerala
On our maiden trip to Kerala, we experienced the beauty of the beaches of God’s Own Country. The typically crowded first beach gave way to the blue waters of the Lighthouse beach. Being a Monday, the...
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Photo: Heritage city of Sucre, Bolivia
The UNESCO World Heritage City has many such beautiful buildings.The post Photo: Heritage city of Sucre, Bolivia appeared first on SandeepaChetan's Travel Blog.
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Photo: Ardent Shiva devotees
Mahashivratri is celebrated all across India, in honour of Lord Shiva. On this big day for all Shiva devotees, we are featuring the most ardent ones we met during our Amarnath yatra. It was our...
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Photo: Women of the Himalayas
Women working hard through the day to ensure a meal for the family in the summer… Women heading out to collect heavy loads firewood Read about them at Lolab Valley: Kashmir Unexplored Walking 10 km to...
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A day in Trivandrum and Kovalam beach, Kerala
A is for Arabian sea. B is for beach. When these two come together in Kerala, you understand why, Kerala is for God’s Own Country. Our debut visit to Kerala, was a short one. And as cliched as it...
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England’s Unusual Assets of Community Value
If you’re planning a trip to England, you’d be remiss if you didn’t stop at least one pub. It’s an indelible part of the country’s culture; as Samuel Pepys famously put it, pubs are the heart of...
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Colourful monastery festivals in Ladakh and Zanskar
A two-day riot of colour, dance and music, a monastery festival is an important event in the social life of the people of Ladakh and Zanskar. These monastery festivals are the perfect way to build...
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