October 2009 ~ Travel In Home

Destination Coorg

I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Coorg and the main agenda was to finalise the itinerary for our up coming trail on Kodagu . A lot has been said and spoken about it, but there is always something ethereal and mystical about this land, which the Coorg Gazetteer describes as the[...]

by Jour ~ Monday, October 26, 2009 0 comments

India through my eyes- No Please !

Very often when we travel we tend to take pictures of local people. Usually I ask then for permission , but sometimes I like to take a candid moment.I was in Thiksey in Ladakh when I saw these boys chatting. I asked them and they gave me an exasperated expression..Not another of those[...]

by Jour ~ Thursday, October 22, 2009 0 comments

Update and New Feature

While neglecting this blog over the past few months (sorry about that), I've been hard at work converting my old website to a snazzier new version. It looks similar to the old one, but operates a bit more dynamically using a database. It's a long project, since I have over 1,200 articles and a couple hundred cities to convert! I'm[...]

by Jour ~ Sunday, October 18, 2009 0 comments

Say it with flowers - Happy Deepavali

" I cannot see what flowers are at my feet,Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs..."- John KeatsWish you all a very Happy Deepavali. Enjoy the beauty of these Himalayan flowers which filled the landscape with a lot of colour and cheer &nb[...]

by Jour ~ Friday, October 16, 2009 0 comments

The Himalayan Beauty

We were enroute to Chail when I spotted this shy girl, on her way to school. She refused to even look up at us when we spoke to her and I finally took a few pictures of her as she was seated in her c[...]

by Jour ~ Tuesday, October 6, 2009 0 comments

Sunrise at Mashobra - SWF

I was at the Club Mahindra resort at Mashobra as a part of the Blogger's meet , when my room-mate Radha, who was one of the winners of the Trip of a Lifetime travelogue contest woke me up to see the sunrise. I was too lazy and sleepy to rush down, but I took the picture from my[...]

by Jour ~ Friday, October 2, 2009 0 comments

Inside Story - Sindhudurg

“Can you see the fort there?” We were at the Malvan beach, when we saw a two-mile-long wall of a fort standing tall against the horizon. “There are close to 15 families staying there even now. My aunt lives there…”We had befriended a self-styled guide who decided to give us an armchair[...]

by Jour ~ Thursday, October 1, 2009 0 comments