As part of unlocking Gurgaon as a destination during the course of the Le Meridien Gurgaon launch, I got to visit the stunning Heritage Transport Museum< that is run by Mr. Thakral of Le Meridien New Delhi. The museum is at Taoro / Taoru in Haryana, about a 90 minute drive from Le Meridien Gurgaon. The museum houses an eclectic collection of cars, hand carts, palanquins, boats, a train compartment and even a bi-plane.
The online initiative by the India Government, myGov.nic.in has piqued my interest enough for me to actually go sign up on it. I’m not entirely sure what to make of…
You recall Honorary Capatin Bhola sahab? He had said he’d wait for us when we left Dharchula at 6/7 a.m. on the road where his home is located. True to…
Boya and girls all ready for a picnic further down the road from Dharchula. Food & drink packed and a couple of Maruti Gypsies to ferry us. We set out…
You can walk across a foot-bridge that hangs over the Kali river, from Dharchula to Nepal. Â Residents are permitted to move to and for without permits / paperwork – I…
On our second day at Dharchula, we got lucky. The Kumaon Scouts’ planned a morning at the firing range! The boys were especially pleased because they hadn’t ever done this…
Yup. That’s a Cessna ( without it’s engine ) hanging from the ceiling of the newly launched Aloft Hotel at Cessna Business Park, Bengaluru. Fitting. It’s a delightful hotel and…
After that insane spell of driving for getting to Dharchula, we woke up looking like zombies the next morning. Also, as a welcome to Dharchula’s Kumaon Scouts, there was an…
Recently got a quick tour of a new hospitality property at Whitefields, Bengaluru called Four Points by Sheraton, a Starwood Property. It launches officially in July 2014 and in that location…
We ( the Family ) recently returned from a short vacation to the hills of Uttarakhand and I’m blogging the photos in batches. These are from Day 01 and Day…
Yup. This is how much fun it is to work with a brand that gets it. Loving it and how at ALOFT at Bengaluru’s Cessna Business Park. More detailed updates…
The path down to where that man is was almost a completely vertical descent. We stopped and admired and imagined the techniques he must’ve used to casually walk down there.…
I was in Goa recently thanks to Park Hyatt and enjoyed two days of their luscious Cashew Trail annual event. I’m going to be writing about my experience over two…
This photo story is from 2013, see new photos from 2016 here :Â Village Visit, Haryana #Drive from Nov. 2016 It’s the green that hits you first. Even though it isn’t…
You have already seen some of the best photographs from my vacation at stunning Andaman Islands. I mentioned I will be talking about the resort I stayed at : Barefoot…
[ WARNING : Very image-heavy post ] Eight days on the Andaman Islands. Six on Port Blair [ it was a family vacation with 9 people so there really wasn’t…
I’m back today from a short vacation to the Andaman Islands. My favorite is Havelock Island – Port Blair is no longer a city I would consider spending time in.…
Previously in this series. 01. Leh. From the air. 02. Drive. Leh to Batalik. 03. Batalik. Day One. and 04. Batalik. Day Two. Part One. and 05. Batalik. Day Two.…
After a long break and other photography blog posts, I’m back to the Leh and Batalik images. Previously in this series. 01. Leh. From the air. 02. Drive. Leh to…
Previously in this series. 01. Leh. From the air. 02. Drive. Leh to Batalik. 03. Batalik. Day One. and 05. Batalik. Day Two. Part Two. And I am back with…