Off the Beaten Track .....and far from the madding crowd

  If you cannot handle the heat, stay out of the flames. It is allegorical, but forest fires are the same, intense heat  burning all before ...

Bhigwan is not a place, it is a feeling that one is there.  A serene spot on the Ujjani Dam, normally Flamingoes, both Greater and Lesser, a...

  Prayer Flags Disbursing prayers in the wind The primary purpose of my Ladakh trip was searching for the Snow Leopard.  Their thick white-g...

…the breathtaking beauty of high passes, raw, snowy landscapes, serene monasteries, and unfortunately, the Great Indian Tourist. Woodgrain e...

  Malabar Pied Hornbill Someone sent me a bird call of a tiny bird that is supposed to reduce BP, lower cholesterol, release endorphins… and...