Destination: India

This White Suburban Boy

Wed, 22 Oct 2014 | By cmeier | Views [457]

  By Monday, I was feeling much more comfortable in this new place. I spent my morning planning out the next couple of days of my trip before embarking out to do more sight seeing with my Dad's coworker's driver. The plan at this point was ... Read more >

You Have to See it to Believe it

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 | By cmeier | Views [221]

  Still feeling a tad anxious at the end of my second day in India, I figured I should make some plans for day three, to keep myself occupied and feeling more comfortable. I signed up for a full day uss tour, taking off at 6:30 in ... Read more >

Glories Of Indian Sands - The Pondicherry morning

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 | By kathakrishna | Views [399]

Nothing could feelbetter to see just the perfect sunrise...barefoot at the beach. Pondicherry for the delight!

Tags: bliss, morning, sunrise

Photos: PondicherryChapter

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 | By kathakrishna | Photo Gallery

Glories Of Indian Sands - The Temple architecture

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 | By kathakrishna | Views [538]

Being a pilgrimage attraction, Rameshwaram attracts a lot of tourism on the basis of it's mythological importance as well as the architectural bliss that adds up to the visual treat.

Tags: architecture, sunset, temple

Glories Of Indian Sands - The Pabman Bridge

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 | By kathakrishna | Views [586]

Pure architectural wonder as I travel from Madurai to Rameshwaram takinng the train route that crossses this beautiful bridge on the way.

Tags: architecture, bridge, sunrise, sunset

Glories Of Indian Sands - The Ramanathaswamy Temple

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 | By kathakrishna | Views [410]

Standing in front of the Shivaling...I'm feeling perplexed, astonished by the divine aura of the Shivaling adorning the silence of the shrine. As the breeze swirls around me letting the bhasma enter my senses making me believe...my soul belongs here.... Read more >

Tags: #beaches #temples #pilgrimage #faith #belief # in

Photos: RameshwaramChapter

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 | By kathakrishna | Photo Gallery

Lions, Tigers, an Bears

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 | By cmeier | Views [332]

  My second day in Bangaluru I was fortunate enough to use one of my Dad's colleague's drivers. My Dad works in Global travel for an international corporation, and works with a woman who, convenient for me, lives in Bangaluru. She was out of ... Read more >

Not in Kansas Anymore

Sun, 19 Oct 2014 | By cmeier | Views [364]

  I arrived at my hotel in Bangalore at about  4:30  in the morning. Funny thing about addresses in India is that they are much more of descriptions of where the place is rather than clear, simple, orderly street numbers. For example, ... Read more >

To Be Determined

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 | By cmeier | Views [345]

  When I was setting up this blog, it required me to come up with a name for this trip. Given that I was merely setting it up so I could pass along the URL to people, I simply titled it "TBD," which made me realize that this is exactly what ... Read more >

Photos: Travels with Cheri

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Photo Gallery

Milk On The Rocks

Sun, 12 Oct 2014 | By musafirujan | Views [633]

Every night in NITK Surathkal would be stirred by the long whistle piercing the deafening silence. The heavy diesel locomotive would lead the giant reptile through the Konkan Railway, arguably the most beautiful strech of railways in entire India, running ... Read more >

Tags: dudhsagar falls, goa, hitchhiking, india, konkan railway, trekking

Photos: khwabon ke parinde

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 | By mohammedzabir | Photo Gallery

Photos: Srinagar, Yousmarg, and Sonamarg

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 | By krodin | Photo Gallery