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Beautiful Ruins: Lesser known temples of Cambodia
“Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb The magnificent ancient temples of Cambodia leaves you in wonder and amazement of rich Khmer Empire. Cambodia is more than visiting Angkor Wat or watching the sunrise. The complex contains more than 1000 temples and we managed to cover…
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Touring Hacks: Angkor Wat
“God is in the details.”- Mies Van Der Rohe Being an Indian means you have had your fair share of visiting temples. And yet when I entered Angkor Wat,I was stuck by its sheer magnitude and brilliance. Angkor Wat was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II around 1150AD when ancient Cambodia was at its peak and was initially…
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Colorful,Vibrant and Chaos:Varanasi
“Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together.”- Mark Twain Anandavana. Benaras. Kashi. Varanasi. One city.Many names. Varanasi is one of the oldest living cities in the world which attracts people of all kinds. Being the spiritual capital of the…
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Didupe & Eramai Falls
Monsoons. The time when rivers get new lease to life and flow to their fullest. The time when forests seem to dance under the thundering storms. The time when treks are about sweet earthy smell,tiny droplets on to leaves, ever-changing hues of the mountain and wind in the air. It is also the time when…
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Photo Journal:Rustic Spiti
I guess sometimes the fondest memories are made on unplanned adventures.There are times when you prepare the whole itinerary with all the places to check off your list, cuisines to eat and things to try. And then there are instances where you never plan and just take off. So on that beautiful warm morning, I sat…
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In photos: Mythical Kinnaur
“It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.” – Ruskin Bond Kinnaur is lesser explored belt of Himachal and has numerous unfamiliar scenic destinations. My first encounter with picturesque landscapes of Kinnaur was during Rupin Pass Trek where…