Category Archives: Lakes and Waterfalls

Categories

Archive

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 ›

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

Travel India Jabalpur

Land of the romantic Marble Rocks and Kipling’s Jungle Book When you think of a romantic cruise amongst marble rocks, think of Jabalpur. And when you think of Snooker, think of Jabalpur again, because snooker was invented here. Overview Jabalpur… Read more ›

26 Comments
Binoy Gupta
Cities, Forests, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Palaces and Forts, Travel India, Wildlife
, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Travel India Jaisalmer

                                          The Golden City  Where would you go if you wanted to see sand, desert and sand dunes in India?The best place is Jaisalmer – in the middle of Thar Desert in Rajasthan.JaisalmerThe small town of Jaisalmer, nicknamed “The… Read more ›

9 Comments
Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Birds, Cities, Culture, Desert, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Palaces and Forts, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, Wildlife
, , , , , , , , ,

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 ›

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

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 ›

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

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 ›

10 Comments
Binoy Gupta
Culture, Hill Stations, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India, Wildlife
, , , , , , , , ,

Travel India Kolhapur

  Shakti Peeth  of  Mahalakshmi and   the Gateway to Karnataka and Goa                                              Kolhapur is famous for its Mahalakshmi Temple which devout Hindus believe will fulfill all their wishes. There are plenty of places to see around. And, you… Read more ›

29 Comments
Binoy Gupta
Architecture, Food, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Palaces and Forts, Temples and Pilgrimage, Travel India
, , , , , , , , ,

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 ›

13 Comments
Binoy Gupta
Forests, Hill Stations, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
, , , , , , ,

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 ›

6 Comments
Binoy Gupta
Forests, Hill Stations, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Travel India
, , , , ,

Travel India Dandeli – An idyllic forest destination in India

  Dandeli a little known unique destination in South India Dandeli is a little known, rustic hamlet, near the borders of Maharashtra and Goa in North Karnataka in South India. Dandeli is the gate way into the dense virgin forests… Read more ›

11 Comments
Binoy Gupta
Adventure Sports, Birds, Caves, Forests, Lakes and Waterfalls, national parks, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife
, , , , , , , ,