Travellers on travelling – good travel quotes

admin September 15, 2010
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Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation. – Elizabeth Drew The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. – St. Augustine I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move. – Robert Louis Stevenson When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money. – …

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About Barog

admin October 23, 2009
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On the Kalka-Shimla Highway, Barog (height: 1680m) has grown from a mere stopover to a full-fledged destination. Surrounded by pine and oak forests, Barog has a commanding setting. Barog makes a conveniently accessible destination and a travel stopover to or from Shimla. HOW TO REACH: The closest airport is at Jubbar-Hatti, 65 km away. The nearest narrow gauge railhead is at Barog itself. By road Chandigarh is 62 km and Shimla is 55. CLIMATE: In winter, the temperature can drop …

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What the doc ordered – 3 days in Barog-Sarahan!

admin October 23, 2009
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The wait for long weekends never seems to end. But then it did…after a couple of months of waiting we were restless again to hit the road. This time our itinerary was Barog – a little-known place in Himachal’s tourist circuit. But then what’s the big deal about going to a place where everyone rushes to? That’s, of course, what we thought till we reached Barog. As usual it was an impromptu decision and so we had to work rather …

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Kaziranga on a Misty January Morning

admin March 8, 2009
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How does one describe people who have a treasure in their own back yard but are busy exploring others’ back yards? Stupid, right?

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Manali…2

admin February 9, 2009
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Day 3 dawned bright and clear and off we went to visit the 16th century Hidimba temple barely 2-3 km from where we were. This temple has featured in many Bollywood films so we kind of knew what to expect but nothing prepared us for what we actually felt there. Tucked away on the slopes amidst majestic, towering deodar trees, the entire atmosphere permeates one’s being. From the moment one enters through the small iron gates down the concrete path leading …

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Rohtang Pass: Playground of the Winds

admin February 7, 2009
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Replete with Kanshi Ram’s breakfast, we set off for a slice of the great Rohtang experience. It’s roughly 51 km from Manali and the drive can take about 3 hours since it’s uphill all the way. It may take longer as the road’s narrow and in pretty bad shape making traffic jams a common feature. So if you don’t want to get stuck, start early. The road is maintained by the BRO (Border Road Organization) and it serves as an …

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Manali…1

admin December 26, 2008
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As is fast becoming the norm rather than the exception with us, it was almost a last minute decision… to spend the Dussehra break in Manali. There was a frantic search on the net for suitable lodgings and there were quite a few that were offering good deals. But we were yet to zero in on any one. A chance visit to Mintu’s site (bharathomestay) decided it for us. He called up the contact person of Manali Cottages and booked …

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On the Kufri-Mashobra Trail

admin November 19, 2008
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Another of those long weekends peeked around the corner and there was no way we’d let it go waste. We decided on Kufri, and maybe Shimla, although the latter wasn’t an exciting prospect as it has been done to death. Of course it went without saying that we’d drive up in our Spark. So before break of day (at about 4.30 a.m.) on Aug 14, we were off on NH 24 while Delhi was just waking. As soon as we …

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On the Kufri-Mashobra Trail – 2

admin November 18, 2008
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Woke up on Independence Day 2008 in Kufri. We’d decided to leave after breakfast so we got dressed quickly and descended to the restaurant. There was a lot of activity going on as the resort was being decorated for the evening celebrations. We chose a place by the window overlooking the valley from where the view was awesome. There was just one other occupant in that hall tucking into his breakfast. Soon we got talking and came to know that …

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Go Goa-2004 (Day 1)

admin November 1, 2008
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For Deepa it was a second coming. She’d stayed there for a couple of years when my father-in-law (an army doctor) was posted there. For me – one who had never seen any water-body bigger than the Brahmaputra river (which is by no means small), it was restless anticipation. I had heard much about it, but the fact that 40 hours hence I would be a part of it was a feeling that can’t be described. However the trip didn’t …

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