Category: Destinations

  • Been To BhimTal

    Been To BhimTal

    About 15yrs ago we had our only family trip to Naintal. I really do not remember much of it, except that Bhimtal was a sleepy hamlet. My husband ordered lunch we were about 10 of us, as his ashram friends had joined us. Aloo Parata was the only thing on the menu. That was when…

  • Been There,Seen It at Binsar

    Been There,Seen It at Binsar

    The Forest resort at Binsar, When I heard the writers retreat in which Indiblogger was a co-sponsor I decided to check it out. Binsar was the location, I had not even heard of it. The adventure began, when I zeroed in on November as me to go slot. I had to find where Binsar was…

  • Blogabonds in Ruskin Bond’s Doon

    Blogabonds in Ruskin Bond’s Doon

    Dr.Lokesh Ohri the anthropologist and team member of VOW2017 took us on the Ruskin Bond walk. Dr.Ohri made it so interesting and personal, with extensive knowledge and storytelling skills, what was interesting to me, was he was not performing the story he was sharing Dehradun and Ruskin Bond with us. Ruskin Bond is the icon…

  • Barkuru –Betaala-Vikramaditya

    Originally posted on Parwatisingari's Weblog: the Rajyalakshmi Idol with the simhasana chowka in front The Kondeshwara swamy gardi at Barkuru, finds its link to the legendary throne of Vikramaditya. Once upon time lived a king Vikramaditya., we have all heard this line and the stories featuring him. The Vetala Panchvimshati and the Simhasana Dwatrimshika.…

  • The Fort At Barkur.

  • Tale of Two Airports.

    Tale of Two Airports.

    We who are groomed at the Drone’s club do know a thing or two, though it  is not a commonly accepted fact, the transformation of information to knowledge to epiphany tends to happen at that “eureka moment” how it hurts that this Drone’s vocabulary has been copyrighted by the blighter called Archimedes if I am…