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

  “A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou The temple and the wires that bind it ... ...

  Sunrise over Trishul and other mountains in the range as seen from the ridge Puffing and panting, I climbed up the slope in the dark with ...

  By dint of building well, you get to be a good architect" - Aristotle The homestay at Binsar where I was staying, perforce it was a b...

  I f food be the satiation for the soul, then bring it on. (Quote mine!) I am up in the mountains of the Himalayas and staying for about tw...

    Gurez Valley is enigmatic. the Valley  doesn't know whether it wants to be stark and stony like Leh, or lush and green as in the res...