by Jason | Jul 20, 2014 | Blog, Destinations, India, OMG Moments
WHAT : A 135 foot Padma-Sambhava statue and a 108 foot Shiva statue in a permanent Face-off!! WHERE : Namchi and Solophok – Sikkim, India.(78 kms from Gangtok) In this remote town in Sikkim, there exists...
by Jason | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog, Destinations, India, Travel Guides, Travel Tips
WHAT : FACIAL TATTOOS FOR LOOKING LESS BEAUTIFUL!! WHERE : ZIRO VALLEY, AURNACHAL PRADESH The Apatani, or Tanii, are a tribal group of people living in the Ziro valley in Arunachal Pradesh in India. Tattooing) and the stuffing of large nose plugs were once popular...
by Jason | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog, Destinations, India, OMG Moments
WHAT : THE GREAT BIG BANYAN TREE WHERE : THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA The Theosophical gardens, which surrounds the society headquarters is around 270 acres of old woodland and gardens and boasts of a 400 year old banyan tree which is said to be...
by Jason | Dec 26, 2012 | Backpacking, Blog, Destinations, India, Travel Guides, Travel Tips
AUROVILLE, TAMIL NADU Arrived Auroville from Thanjavur as a continuation of my backpacking journey in Tamil Nadu ( Refer earlier posts and note below). There is no direct bus connecting the above two places. I had to change bus at Kumbakonam . The entire journey was...
by Jason | Dec 2, 2012 | Backpacking, Blog, Destinations, India
Arrived Rameshwaram from Madurai ( Refer earlier post). Bus from Madurai to Rameshwaram (Depart – 1000 Hrs / Arrive – 1330 Hrs). Price of ticket – Rs 86/- The bus draws into city bus stand which is 2 kms west of main temple. Red and white buses ply every ten...
by Jason | Mar 11, 2012 | Backpacking, Blog, Destinations, India
MADURAI – THE CITY OF TEMPLES An brief encounter with the Fish Eyed Goddess Meenakshi!! Arrived Madurai from Tirunelveli (My previous stop being at Mundanthurai Tiger reserve (Refer relevant post)). Bus from Mundanthurai to Pappanasam...
