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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 ›

March 9, 2008 13 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Forests, Hill Stations, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife

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Travel India Matheran – the pollution free resort

Matheran Matheran is a no-vehicle zone… so go ahead and walk in the clouds at this hill-station. Prized, protected: Rain clouds, dense mist It is the only hill-station where any kind of public or private transport is prohibited by law;… Read more ›

February 22, 2008 13 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Forests, Hill Stations, Nature, Travel India, Wildlife

hill station, horse riding, horses, india hill station, lonavala, matheran, 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 ›

February 22, 2008 6 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Forests, Hill Stations, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Nature, Travel India

boating, forest, hill station, india, kodaikanal, lake

Travel India Yercaud – Lake amidst the Forests

Misnamed the Poor Man’s Ooty The coffee is not an indigenous plant. Where did it came from? Coffee was introduced into Yercaud from Arabia in the 1920s by Mr. M. D. Cockburn, then Collector of Salem. Yercaud is a small… Read more ›

February 22, 2008 8 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Food, Forests, Hill Stations, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Travel India

coffee, hill station, hill station india, india, ooty, yercaud

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 ›

February 22, 2008 20 Comments

Binoy Gupta

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

botanical garden, coffee, elephants, hill station, nilgiris, ootacamund, ooty, ooty lake, tea

Travel India Lonavala and Khandala

The most popular week end get aways from Mumbai Lonavala and Khandala are two twin hill stations in Maharashtra eight kilometres from each other. They are just over a hundred kilometres from Mumbai (Bombay). The National Highway No. 4… Read more ›

February 22, 2008 18 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Caves, Forests, Hill Stations, History, Lakes and Waterfalls, Travel India

hill station, india, khandala, lonavala, vacation, waterfall, weekend, weekend getaway

Travel India Panhala Fort

Guardian of the Western Ghats Panhala is a beautiful hill station – 977.2 metres ( 3177 feet) above sea level – about 18 km north-west of Kolhapur in the state of Maharashtra. The most interesting thing here is Panhala Fort… Read more ›

February 5, 2008 7 Comments

Binoy Gupta

Architecture, hill station, Hill Stations, History, Palaces and Forts, Travel India

fort, hill station, indian architecture, Kolhapur, panhala, panhala fort, shivaji, western ghats

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Travel India Saputara – abode of the Snakes

Travel India Matheran – the pollution free resort

Travel India Kodaikanal – the Gift of the Forest

Travel India Yercaud – Lake amidst the Forests

Travel India Ooty – the Queen of Hill Stations

Travel India Lonavala and Khandala

Travel India Panhala Fort