Sancho: It’s a windmill. Don Quixote: A giant. Canst thou not see the four great arms whirling at his back? Sancho: A giant? Don Quixote: Exactly. The above conversation is sure to bemuse you if you remember the ingenious character of Don Quixote. Although it has been quite some time that I read the book, the fantasies of this masterpiece had always been breathing a subconscious life. I always fancied a close encounter with the windmills. Probably,…
Every year, during the months of August-October, Kaas pathar in the state of Maharashtra comes alive with a riot of colors. Just an hour’s drive from the town of Satara, lies this magical table land. It’s not just the quantity of flowers that will take you aback, but also the varied species that can be found here: several of them endemic in nature. Catching some Breeze ! Pune is the gateway to Kaas unless you are stationed somewhere in the vicinity….
Although Goa is the smallest state of India, the size of this land is no measure for the number of tourists this land attracts every year. It experiences a tropical climate, which means that its hot and humid most of the year and pleasant during the winter months of November-February. Naturally, most of the local and international tourism is concentrated during these months. Christmas holidays suited me perfect. In order to explore the landscape without feeling intruded by the scores…
Often called by the Vietnamese as the World’s Eighth wonder, Ha Long Bay is indeed a geological wonder. Calm waters of the bay and hundreds of limestone islands dotting the sea make this a unique destination. Some of these islands are inhabited and are huge in size, others although small in size make up by the pristine white sandy beaches. The Vietnamese are proud of the mythology associated with the Ha Long Bay. The Gods had descended in the form…
Although I had been to Srinagar, Kashmir, a couple of times in the past, I didn’t happen to stay on the Dal Lake on any of the occasions. In fact, it was merely a transit both the times. It was a transit this time too. But I gave myself a couple of days to stay in Srinagar; as going to Srinagar and not experiencing the life on the water is like going to Egypt and not seeing the…