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Andhra Pradesh, India, South

Araku on my mind

I left the tribal belt and the sleepy town of Jaypore and started my mega road trip through the heart […]

February 27, 2026 By maverickbird
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India, North, Uttar Pradesh

Red sandstone abandoned dream

The stupendous Buland Darwaza towered at 55 meters high and was built in 1576 to commemorate emperor Akbar’s victory in […]

February 16, 2026
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India, North, Punjab

The land of 5 Rivers

Scraggy rocky ravines of Aravalli Hills passed by in a smoky noon haze as my rickety volvo bus raced towards […]

February 15, 2026
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India, North, Punjab

The elixir of Amritsar

The sun streamed on our faces like warm honey and we woke up to a proper Punjabi morning. The household, […]

February 15, 2026
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India, North, Punjab

The touch of golden solace

Jallianwala Bagh had left me shaken to the core and I had gladly made a bee line for our original […]

February 15, 2026
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Andhra Pradesh, India, South

Coastal charm of Vishakapatnam

I nearly ran out of cash the day I resumed driving towards Vishakapatnam/Vizag. Araku town had only 1 ATM and […]

February 14, 2026
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Andhra Pradesh, India, South

Coffee, pepper and morning mists of Araku

Located at 114 kilometers away from Vishakapatnam and snuggling close to Odisha border, Araku Valley was absolutely enchanting. A beautiful […]

February 13, 2026
India, North, Uttarakhand

A drive past the beautiful Uttarakhand prayags

The next morning, we started early from Rishikesh. Our final destination, the Valley of Flowers National Park, was still very […]

May 4, 2022
India, North, Uttarakhand

Escaping the kavariya mania in Haridwar

As wonderful as the feeling was of my travel dream to the Valley of Flowers coming true, my experience at […]

May 3, 2022
a woman on the agra highway
India, North, Uttar Pradesh

A winter road trip to Agra

My first trip to the Taj Mahal happened some years back when on a weekend my daughter and I ventured […]

January 4, 2020

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