Let me begin by saying that visiting NorthEast Madagascar, MaroantSetra and Nosy Mangabe along with Masoala National Park is truly not for the weak hearted. Nor does it feature in…

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park : Home to “MORT” We saw him for the first time while visiting Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar chewing a cicada’s eggs. Mort in in the scientific…

Solitaire is a quaint desert town literally in the midst of nowhere. It is located in the Khomas area in Central Namibia close to the famed Namib-Naukluft National Park and…

We had a free day today and Kevin had planned a day trip from Jiaju to Moska. Moska Moska is an old-world sparsely populated Tibetan village high up in the…

Road Trips in India – Crossing a waterfall Being a self-drive enthusiast, we always try to sneak an opportunity from our day jobs and take a road trip in India.…

Etosha is the oldest and most visited National Park in Namibia. The word Etosha literally means “Great White Place” referring to the Etosha Salt Pan. As the travel bug bites…

It was time to leave the pretty Jiaju Village and head to Mt Siguniang or the Mt Four sisters. We were thoroughly impressed with the couple running the homestay and…

Introduction The prominent British writer Rudyard Kipling pronounced Milford Sound as ‘the 8th wonder of the world’ in 1890s’. One of the major tourist attractions and natural wonders in New…

A dash of stripes amidst the green scrub land. A flutter in the nearby trees. A sudden screech of a flock of parrots. Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh takes…

Debarshi & I have been fortunate enough to view a lot of endangered species in the wild – Mountain Gorillas in Uganda, Rare birds in Eagle nest, Lemurs in Madagascar.…

Introduction I first read about Mohenjo-daro in my Class Six History Book. It left a lasting impression on my mind – The Great Bath, The Dancing Girl, The Priest King.…

Self-drive through the Himalayan Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is a good vacation from Kolkata. Debarshi, our travel partner Dr Asok Majumder and I drove to Bhutan in December 2013. In…

A cozy night’s sleep at the Grand Zhaxi hotel in Xiangcheng and invigorated for our journey to Xin long. Drive to Xin long Today was a big driving day to…

Introduction to ‘DRIVEN’ series How we fell in love with road trips in India and abroad… The qualities of a quintessential “Bengali” gene pool started showing up pretty early in…

The Ajanta caves near Aurangabad are some of the best preserved ancient frescoes by Buddhist Monks from the 2nd century BC. They are situated in the western state of Maharashtra…

An 8 hour drive from Kolkata for an extended weekend getaway at Khairabera! well maybe… let me see if I am able to drive for so long.It took some cajoling…

A change in our palates with the hotpot dinner, stunning landscapes on our road trip, a well spent evening in Garzê. Breakfast in Garzê Garzê is at an altitude of…

Continuing from the last log , this one chronicles our Self Drive in China – Kunming to Lijiang. Kunming is the Spring City or City of Flowers. The weather was…

A cozy evening in the comfortable Akezhuoba suite warmly lit by the faux fire place. Today morning after a made to order breakfast, we set out to visit the two…

We had a good rest at the Danxia hotel in Xinlong and were raring to drive the 300 km to Baiyü. Alas! destiny had other plans. Breakfast in Xinlong Before…

Introduction Debarshi writing on our Road Trips to Ladakh inspired me to write on the Monasteries in Ladakh (the ones we visited). We have driven to Ladakh twice in 2012…

I had written about the Ajanta caves in my previous post. This post is about the Ellora caves, an engineering and architectural marvel. You will see this to be one of …

Our Gorilla tracking experience at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Ruhija gate while staying near Ruhija.

The influence of Aurangzeb in Aurangabad is still prevalent through the famed Paithani sarees. And of course , the Daulatabad Fort and Bibi Ka Maqbara are a must visit when…

An eventful day’s journey with changed travel plans, arrival in Dêgê and we spent the next morning in the Dêgê Gompa. Gonchen Monastery Dêgê Gompa or Gonchen Monastery is one…