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#SriLanka #HortonPlainsNationalPark #SriLankatravelblog #Travelbloggerindia #SriLankatourism #World'sEnd
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

Wild beauty of Horton Plains

The dramatic precipice of the World’s End is located halfway of a 9 kilometers hiking route through the Horton Plains […]

February 12, 2020
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Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

Painted caves of Dambulla

One of my most beautiful memories of Sri Lanka is of the painted cave temple of Dambulla. I liked the […]

February 8, 2020
India, North, Uttar Pradesh

The iconic Taj Mahal and all you need to know about it

The access to the Taj Mahal (at least the one we took) was so horrible that by the time we […]

January 5, 2020
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
#travelbloggerindia #uttarpradeshtourism #itimaduddaulahtomb #offbeatplacesinagra #travelblogindia #travelblogagra
India, Uttar Pradesh

Itimad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb: The jewel box of Agra

On a sunny afternoon of 1893, an English archaeologist, Edmund William Smith from the Archaeological Survey of India stares at […]

January 3, 2020
#travelbloggerindia #uttarpradeshtourism #chinikarauza #offbeatplacesinagra #travelblogindia #travelblogagra
India, Uttar Pradesh

Mosaic love in Agra: Chini ka Rauza

Veiled gossiping women with babies on their hips stared at us as we walked by. The air was scented with […]

January 2, 2020
#Russia #Suzdal #travelblog #maverickbird
Europe, Outside India, Russia

A slow Suzdal trip in autumn

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

October 9, 2019
dolls for sale in suzdal
Europe, Outside India, Russia

A Suzdal weekend

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

October 8, 2019
a scene from the altai krai road trip
Europe, Outside India, Russia, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Travel tips for Altai Krai in Siberia: This is for the ultimate adventure lovers

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

October 6, 2019
#Russia #Russiatravelblog #Travelbloggerindia #Russiatourism #Siberia #Siberiatourism #Altaitourism
Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, Russia, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

24 photos that will tempt you to visit Siberia

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

October 5, 2019
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