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Antarctica Travel – Forbidding and Inviting – A Beyonder Journey

Antarctica Travel - Forbidding and Inviting Did you know that Antarctica was the last place on this planet to be discovered? That too, by chance, when a Russian expedition saw the Fimbul ice shelf in 1820. The first confirmed landing on the continent was by a Norwegian team in 1895. That was the beginning of Antarctica...

Adaptation in Antarctica – the key to survival – Beyonder

Adaptation in Antarctica How do animals survive here? The simple answer is adaptation in Antarctica. Humans put on warm clothes and torches to survive. Animals do better – they adapt. The ocean-dwellers are protected from the extreme weather by the water… The waters are full-up with food and hence it’s a comfortable home… Some migrate to the...

The Penguins of Antarctica – Beyonder

The Penguins of Antarctica When one speaks of wildlife in Antarctica, penguins come to mind immediately. In fact, of the eighteen penguin species in the world, eight live in Antarctica. Some call them awkward, ungainly beings, others call them cute. That’s subjective. What is indisputable is that they are fab swimmers. They use their flippers like...

Antarctica and its Seals – Beyonder

The Seals of Antarctica Antarctica & its seals have much in common - both are full of mystery and as alluring as forbidding. The seals of Antarctica are as much a draw for the curious traveler as the penguins. Let’s look at some of them… Weddell seals They reach a length of about 12 feet and a weight...

Why I want to travel to the Virunga in Congo?

"Congo" – the movie, is a chilling story about the discovery of a lost city guarded by blood thirsty gorillas. Unfortunately, this movie also furthered the myth of ‘dangerous’ gorillas. However, the movie rekindled the mystical fascination I had for the jungles of Central Africa. It all started with Phantom (comics) and the mythical state...

Dussehra celebration in India- one essence and many forms

Dussehra -  victory of Good over Evil ! Dussehra celebration is about victory of good over evil ! While this is the essence the festival takes different forms in different parts of the country. Isn’t it amazing that there are more than 12 different types of Dussehra celebrations in India? What remains the same is of...

Palakkad – The Extraordinary under the façade of the Ordinary

Palakkad, Kerala, my Home-town Palakkad (or Palghat as it was called earlier) is a small town in Kerala state of Southern India. It is a non-descript town with no pretensions to grandeur or historical significance. Naturally beautiful and simple, it boasts of a quiet, simple, laid-back life. It is my home town. And I love it. My...

11 Interesting facts about Auroville – The City of Dawn

Pondicherry or Puducherry is popular for its beaches and pretty french colonies. Not far away from Puducherry is the experimental community of Auroville. People from all over the world live here in harmony. This township thus is a perfect example of human unity. Mira Alfassa - the spiritual companion of Sri Aurobindo founded Auroville in...

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