Routes - Page 20

experience of overcoming a nearly impossible trek to Phuktal monastery with the help of warm villagers

While Palakkad enjoys a salubrious climate and forest cover, the city of Palakkad, on the lower edges of the Sahyadri ranges of the Western Ghats, is...

Sitting still on a long flight from Delhi via Dubai to Rome made me grimace and gave me a queer feeling, but I was hoping to cheer up by taking a walk...

Travelling Vietnam : which has a culture dating back to thousands of years, but is only known because of the US involvement and final withdrawal of...

Subhasish Chakraborty writes how with museums of every kind, a scenic setting on the Rhine and one of Europe’s best winter carnivals, Basel makes an...

An exciting wild life experience in the lap of nature around the foothills of the Himalayas. Gorumara has much to offer including the single horned...

It was August 18, 2009. The rain had cast its green spell all around and the forest was enveloped with heavy and tall undergrowth. The sleepy hamlet...

Give me a break – was the outrage of two over-stressed souls for a long time. And finally, a serene break brought the sunshine of relief and solace to...

The more I see, the more I'm fascinated with temple architecture in India. This urge has been fuelled manifold since our taking up residence in...

Since I knew the language as well as the geography of Nagaland, I was entrusted with the overall responsibility of the tour.After the team’s arrival...

Gently woken up by the first rays of the morning sun, the view from up above the world was simply green!! Simply glistening!! And simply gorgeous!!...

During my high school years,  spent at the residential (Baptist) Carmel Residential School in Tezpur, Assam, I had the opportunity to make friends...