Scrapbook -A Travel Blog

Nilgiri Tahr ont he slopes with Neelakurinji bloom int he foreground "Earth laughs in flowers" - Ralph Waldo Emerson A...

Kedartal with views of Mt Thalaysagar and Mt Bhrigupanth Kedartal, as the name indicates its Lord Shiva's lake. The legend says S...

The formidable River Chadar trek was on my list since 2013. I used to read blogs and envy people. This year somehow I made it happen in ...

Well, Chadar is a very popular trek and you will find tons of information on web. But, surprisingly people are not prepared enough for ...

Frosty All Dara campsite early morning- 1KM away from Sandakphu Lately, I have started trekking in Himalayas regularly. When in USA I...

Campsite at Tshoka Well, just got back from the beautiful state of Sikkim. The ever popular Goecha La trek was in my to-do list for ...

Dear Readers, Happy New Year 2017! May the year bring lots of happiness, peace and fun to all of us! May we travel a lot! May we get ...

Bathing Beauty- White rumped Shama at Old Magazine House Ganeshgudi A peaceful place where one can relax body and mind, little birds...

Couple of months ago (though I am blogging about it now) I went trekking in Himachal Pradesh. The plan was to bird watch all along the ...

For the last 30 years or so I am traveling to North and Western Indian states and always I travel in Indian Railways. Every time I meet p...

The icon of Nalanda Temple-3 The private mini bus was jam-packed to the last step. I could only see through the window, the outside w...

Oriental White Eye at Khijdia Bird Sanctuary Gujarat ( CLICK HERE for the entire Photo Gallery ) A decade-and-a-half ago I was a b...

Canopy over Relic Stupa To move in and around Patna city you will have to catch private buses and there is a separate stand for pr...

Map courtesy: Internet Well, I am back after taking a long break from blogging. Many reasons for the break! First, I was sick with ...

Kali Ghat I started from Varanasi railway station in an express train in the morning hoping to reach Patna by afternoon. Well, I was...

Monk enjoying a walk at peaceful vihara around Mahaparinirvana Temple After my visit to Ayodhya - the glorious land of Lord Sri Ram...

Picture courtesy- Google This post is a part of my Backpacking India series. It is really amazing to learn the difference in experi...

Asifi Mosque in the same complex as Bada Imambara. People easily get an idea that this imposing mosque is the bada imambara. This post...

June 2015 Road trip map Well, I haven't been posting much (or say nothing?) on my blog recently. Not that I have stopped bloggi...

Boat queue for Triveni Sangam Second oldest city of India after Varanasi- Prayaga is another holy city. One of the four theerthas (s...