Amber National Park & the Tsingy Rouge
Diego Suarez can be the base for two amazing day trips to the surrounding areas. First is the tropical forest of Amber National park – where you can see crater lakes, waterfalls, diverse flora, lemurs and yes, one of the smallest chameleons in the world (barely more than 1 cm). The second is the beautiful...
Kapaleeswarar Temple and the Wish Yielding Tree of Mylapore
Every time I happen to visit Chennai, I make it a point to cover the ancient temples. A few years back I covered a few namely Kapaleeswarar temple, Parthasarathy temple and Santhome Cathedral Basilica. The Kapaleeswarar temple is a massive temple and an ancient one too. The belief is that the goddess of this...
Tashiding Monastery- the holiest monastery of Sikkim
Tashiding Monastery is believed to be the holiest monastery in Sikkim. The legend is that just the glimpse of Thongwa Rangdol Shrine (chorten) , washes away your sins. Seeing is cleansing here; no need to take a holy dip into a holy river. The walk up to the monastery is dotted with white coloured prayer...
Iceland – A chill place to be
Iceland inspiration for me and Led Zeppelin
My first tryst with Iceland was with the band Led Zeppelin. Their association with the title “Hammer of the Gods” came after their tour of Iceland and performance in Reykjavik. In fact, Iceland was the inspiration for one my favorite Led Zepp songs – the Immigrant Song. Remember? The lyrics...
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...