Here is the link of my first ‘Published in print’ travel story, in Mint on 13.12.2014. It details the trek to the double decker root bridge at Nongriat, Cherrapunjee. http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/B7MxuqqQM1S2FcD0uqe2OK/Cherrapunjee-Meghalaya-Bridge-over-quiet-waters.html
Jaishree Khamesra
Adventurous hike from Camogli to San fruttuoso
This is my seventh post in Liguria Series. Today we move onto Camogli- San fruttuosso, a place on Riviera di Levante in Liguria,Italy. This is our third stop on ‘this’ […]
India’s national aquatic animal- Gangetic River Dolphin.
Ever since the Gangetic River Dolphin was declared the national aquatic animal of India in 2009, it was on our wishlist. Well, but no one can see any wildlife on […]
Ten Things to do in Matheran
Matheran is the only vehicle free place in India. There are ten things to do in Matheran but in two different ways. Lets explore.
Raahgiri in Delhi
Dadagiri, Gandhigiri, chamchagiri; this giri clan of words has a new word added to it- RAAHGIRI. If you come from a small town in India, like me, you must have […]
Sunset Point, Matheran
We have been wandering here and there since morning instead of taking any interest in any viewpoint. Our shoes, sacks and tresses are tinged in red of the Matheran earth. […]
Offbeat Corbett
First Impressions of Sitavani or Sitabani Zone of Jim Corbett jungle It was around eight pm. Mr Mehra brought the gypsy to a gentle halt. We were in a vast […]
How to do ‘Birding / Bird watching’?
Loud, ridiculous, scolding calls of Rufous Treepie wake me up from the cozy, quilted sleep in the winter mornings. Parrots make a ruckus outside on Arjun trees, adding further to […]
How I plan my travel
A photo of glass bangles in bright colours sends me standing at the lac bangle shop, seeing all those women asking for their choice of colour and design, and not being able to decide which one to buy. I see the clever shop owner making the choice for them and explaining that this red or that green is the best of the lot and that it looks even better on her wrist. I want to see those interested newly married and uninterested older husbands. Those bangles invite me to go there.
Baya the Builder
How does a male Baya, the weaver bird, builds the nest? How does it woo female Baya. And how good a husband it is?
A ‘Rewarding’ hike from Rapallo to Santuario Di Montallegro
A full-blown, loose hand slapped Manish. It echoed and echoed in the silence of Santuria di Montellegro. All the people who had come to pay homage to this sanctuary turned […]
A walk to remember : Cinque Terre
The beauty of the Cinque terre trail is that you get to see the various hues of sea as you pass through heavily terraced mountainside, vineyards, olive trees and five colorful and lively villages.