Iceland – A chill place to be
Mahatma Gandhi marine national Park, Andaman island
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (Wandoor National Park)
Islands, rocks, mangrove forest, lagoons, sandy beaches and creeks! Welcome to the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in Andaman. National parks are not just about the tigers, lions, elephants and other four footed animals . This park was set up to conserve the beautiful marine life including...
Hemis National park- the highest and largest national park of India
Hemis national park gets its name from the 400 years old Hemis monastery, which lies within its boundary. It is nestled in the lap of mountains and is at an altitude range between 3000 -6000 metres. It is the highest national park of India and is known globally for snow leopards. With a total area of...
The Magnificent Meenakshi Amman Temple of Madurai
Meenakshi Amman Temple - An architectural marvel dedicated to Goddess Parvathi
The Meenakshi Amman Temple is located in the center of Madurai. Not to mention, it happens to be the largest temple complex in the state of Tamilnadu. As per scholars the temple dates back to the first century AD. In fact the Tamil poet and saint...
Nameri National Park-an ideal vacation option
Nameri National park – for the wildlife and nature lovers
Assam is blessed with a diverse wildlife and there are many national parks and sanctuaries in the state. Nameri national park is spread across an area of around 200 square kilometres and the Jia Bhoroli river flows in between the park , which adds a lot of...
Jim Corbett National Park- the first national park of India
JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK
A jungle at the foothills of Himalaya- just the thought will give wings to your imagination! Living in Delhi, a lot of places become weekend getaways. And Jim Corbett national park started featuring in one of my long weekend break plans. The good part these days is that, thanks to the internet...
The Hoysala Temples at Belur, Halebidu and Jain Shrine at Shravanabelagola
The Amazing temples of Belur, Halebidu and the largest monolithic statue in the world at Shravanabelagola
I have been to Belur, Halebidu and Shravanabelagola a few times, of course not as often as Hampi though! The finely sculpted temples of Belur and Halebidu are very popular amongst tourists. Likewise is the monolithic statue of Bahubali in...
Gir National Park- the only natural habitat of Asiatic lions
We were travelling from Somnath to Gir National park. It was quite a contrasting landscape, a temple by the ocean and a dense forest. Our resort was inside a mango orchard, and though it was not a mango season, the sheer greenery compounded with the music of chirping birds was a different kind of an...
Sundarban Mangrove Forest – Mystery and Allure
Sundarban forest has been of great fascination for me from my growing-up years in Calcutta. It was probably the lure of the mystery surrounding it. Or maybe the legend of the Royal Bengal Tiger that lives there. The various myths and legends – of spirits and Gods and Goddesses who rule the imagination there? Or...
Diego Suarez: Turquoise Bays, Golden beaches, Red Tsingy and tropical forests!
The heading of this blog for Diego Suarez – ‘Turquoise bays and Golden beaches’ can apply to any number of coastal paradises in the Indian Ocean. This would include Ifaty, Nosy Be and St. Marie in Madagascar itself. But Diego Suarez sets itself apart by not being ‘popular’ for tourists and this turns out to...