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Travel India Mahabaleshwar

                    Strawberry Country Mahabaleshwar is the largest and one of the most popular hill stations of  Maharashtra. It is situated at an altitude of 1372 metres above sea level – about 5 hours drive from Mumbai. Mahabaleshwar has a cool… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Culture, Forests, Hill Stations, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Palaces and Forts, Travel India

Travel India Leh III

    Enigmatic land of Sand and Snow  In the first part, I gave an overview of Ladakh and took the reader east of Leh to Changla Pass and Pangong Lake. In the second part, I wrote about some wonderful… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Adventure Sports, Culture, Forests, Hill Stations, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Palaces and Forts, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
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Travel India Leh – II

   Enigmatic land of Sand and Snow In the first part, I gave an overview of Leh and Ladakh. And I took the readers on a journey east of Leh – past Shey, Thiksey, Hemis and Chemrey, over Changla Pass… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Culture, Hill Stations, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Palaces and Forts, Pilgrimages, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, World Heritagae
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Travel India Leh – I

                                                      Enigmatic land of Sand and Snow          Ladakh is unique. It is unlike any other place in the world. It really belongs to a bye gone era forgotten by time itself. Ladakh is the enigmatic land of sand… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Culture, Hill Stations, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Saputara – abode of the Snakes

  the Best Hill Station of Gujarat Saputara literally means Abode of the Snakes. But don’t panic. Saputara is not a place full of snakes. There is a sacred snake image on the banks of the river Sarpagana worshipped by… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Forests, Hill Stations, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Kodaikanal – the Gift of the Forest

Kodaikanal The Tamil word Kodaikanal which means ‘Gift of the Forest’ aptly describes this quaint, little, hill station. No other name could describe this place better! Nestling deep amidst thick forests, Kodaikanal is a unique hill station where you would… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Forests, Hill Stations, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Travel India
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Travel India Ranthambore – the land of the Tiger

An Amalgam of Antiquity and Nature How about a vacation under the shadows of one of the oldest fort in India – with tigers for company at breakfast and tea ? Ranthambore is the place I selected. History The magnificent… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Forests, Hill Stations, History, national parks, Nature, Palaces and Forts, Travel India, Wildlife
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Travel India Ooty – the Queen of Hill Stations

Ooty The Queen of Hill Stations The Queen of Hill Stations in South India is Udhagamandalam or Ootacamund. I find both terms far too long and tongue twisting; and prefer the much shorter term Ooty. Ooty is certainly the most… Read more ›

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Binoy Gupta
Cities, Forests, hill station, Hill Stations, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
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