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Arctic adventure begins

Aurora Borealis drew me out of my balmy Indian spring on February 2012 and took me to the frozen Arctic […]

My Arctic Russia adventure was very short and conducted by a very reliable and efficient tour company called Nordic Travel. They […]

February 13, 2026

Strangely enough, a mild but magical Aurora Borealis appeared on my last night at the Arctic Circle. It happened around […]

February 13, 2026

On the fourth day of my Arctic Adventure, my little group and I went deeper into the Murmansk Oblast federal […]

February 13, 2026

The next day we stayed back at Murmansk as the Aurora forecast predicted brilliant possibilities of Northern Lights sighting in peripheries of […]

February 13, 2026

The next morning dawned bright as a new coin and Suzdal looked glorious. I woke up to the sight of […]

October 9, 2019

Suzdal in Russia is timeless and the reason is the lack of train connectivity. In 1824 when the local merchants […]

October 8, 2019

This is one of my favourite photos. It was taken during my Altai Krai road trip. The autumn colours that day […]

October 6, 2019

On a desolate splendor of this autumn night We listen to the serene call of the gleaming moonlight Deciduous trees […]

October 5, 2019