Travel update – Europe 2012
Well, this trip almost never happened. The doctor decided I needed another surgical procedure a week before the scheduled ...
Conversations with monks in Bylakuppe
Cosy , picturesque and quiet – Bylakuppe looks like another village lost to the world. Flanked by mountains, ...
Birding in Ganeshgudi – malabar whistling thrush
The school boy was planning to have a nice warm bath when we spotted him in the little ...
Skywatch Friday – Entry to ancient Warangal Fort
Warangal Fort is a settlement in old Warangal town in Andhra Pradesh. The capital of the Kakatiya dynasty ...
Travel Tuesday – Paintings in Orchha
Orchha – A painting in Laxmi Narayan temple , a monument that hardly looks like a temple. The ...
The 500th post – Travel Writing is simple hard work
It is the 500th post on Backpacker and I would like to start by thanking you all for ...