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Dec 312020
 
2021 desi Traveler Calendar Winners Announcement

Goodbye 2020, Say hello to 2021 desi Traveler Calendar Winners Hello Travelers, this post is a thank you note to all the readers of of desi Traveler blog and all the participants who have made the annual desi Traveler Calendar Contest a big success once again. We had participants from all parts of the country and abroad. Although the results have been announced on Social Media, this little blog is what I am passionate about and considering the short life of posts on social media I am sharing the names of the winners here on the desi Traveler Blog. [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Dec 032020
 
2021 desi Traveler Annual Calendar Contest

Win a stay at  The Grand Dragon Ladakh, or Chateau Garli Himachal, or  Emerald Trail Uttarakhand  Hello Travelers, how many of you are looking forward to 2021? I, for sure am looking forward to 2021 or to be more specific the limited edition 2021 desi Traveler Calendar that can be yours if you participate in the annual desi Traveler Calendar Contest. But that is only part of the story!    This year the good folks at The Grand Dragon Ladakh, Chateau Garli Kangra, Himachal Pradesh & Emerald Trail, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand have joined hands with desi Traveler and they are [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Dec 012020
 
Free Download December 2020 Wallpaper Calendar -Sunrise at Yamuna Ghat Delhi

So we are in the last month of 2020, that by any account has nothing similar in the past nor hopefully we will see something similar in the future. Am I glad or what, that we are closer to the end of 2020 ? I am sure anybody reading this post will have a similar feeling. So it is appropriate that in the last month of 2020 I am sharing an image of Sunrise for the December 2020 Wallpaper Calendar,  that hopefully will be a new dawn for 2021. We still have the full month of December 2020 and [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Nov 012020
 
Free Download November 2020 Wallpaper Calendar - Nilgai in Tal Chapar

While I welcome November,  I am also wondering is it not too soon for November 2020 to be here? I mean who brings  November so quickly while we are still trying to get a grip on July, August, September and October? But November is here and so is the November 2020 Wallpaper Calendar.   This month’s free wallpaper calendar features one of the most majestic male Blue Buck or Nilgai I have ever seen. This male who  totally towered above the grassland of Tal Chapar ( and me ), looked straight into the camera as I was trying to [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Oct 012020
 
Free Download October 2020 Wallpaper Calendar

Hello October, hello fall hello awesome weather !! Hello, October 2020 Wallpaper Calendar. I wish I could also add to the same goodbye Corona, but alas the virus is still around & spreading while our government, media & above all citizens ignore it totally believing in the idiom, ” Ignorance is bliss”. All I can say is while some travel has opened but that is for saving the economy, even if it means some more tragedies around. So if you are planning to travel around good luck to you and if you are interested in virtual travel may I [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Jul 312020
 
Free Download August 2020 Wallpaper Calendar-A Beach Hut in Raja Ampat Indonesia

Hello August, are you too bored like rest of us? How about going back in time to the traopical island of Arborek, in Raja Ampat Indonesia. The more I think about the spreading Covid situation, the more I think there is merit to live in an isolated community in a tropical island. Well philosphy aside, given a choice Covid or no Covid, I would love to visit this tiny island in Indonesia again and that is why after 3 years, we have Raja Ampat once again on the August 2020 Wallpaper Calendar, to revive the memories of the Trip [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Jul 012020
 
Free Download July 2020 Wallpaper Calendar - A Gandola In Sunset Patnitop

So July is here, not that we noticed or went anywhere in April / May or June, yet July is here. This means half the year 2020 is gone, a good 6 months of the good year are gone of which 3 months in lockdown in our own home praying for the safety of all around us. So without any expectations except for good health for all, dear reader let me share the July 2020 Wallpaper Calendar that I clicked from a Gondola in Patnitop when another Gondola passed by. This Cable Car ride is in every essence what [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Jun 012020
 
Free Download June 2020 Wallpaper Calendar -Chateau Garli Kangra

June 2020 Wallpaper Calendar- Chateau Garli in Kangra Himachal What a year 2020 is, travel the essence of life for many of us is now both a suspect & victim of Corona Virus. But as a wise man once said, this too shall pass. So with fond memories and renewed hope for the coming days, a dear reader let me present to you the June 2020 Wallpaper Calendar from the mesmerizing 100-year-old Haveli of Lala Mela Ram Sud, lovingly restored by his grandson Yatish Sud. I was staying at the Chateau Garli last year, and it was one of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

May 012020
 
Free Download May 2020 Wallpaper Calendar  Nubra Valley Ladakh

May 2020 Wallpaper Calendar – Nubra Valley Ladakh   In all honesty, I don’t feel like updating this blog, least of all the May 2020 Wallpaper calendar post considering all the horrible news April has brought from around the world both related to Corona Virus as well as other things.  But what is also true is that if anything is keeping this blog alive as of now is then it is the Monthly Calendar Post.  I have had zero motivation to write, and even less to travel, not just here but even on my social media live Instagram where [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Apr 012020
 
Free Download April 2020 Wallpaper Calendar - Man's Best Friend In Ladakh

  April 2020 Wallpaper Calendar – A Street Dog In Ladakh   While any travel is out of scope during this 21 day lockdown period in India, there is no shortage of memories of my Ladakh trip. Af for the April 2020 Wallpaper Calendar I share this  street dog I clicked while coming back from Pangong Lake Here is a bit of back story about the April 2020 Wallpaper Calendar Tommy, Sheroo, Motee you can call him by any of these names & he responds. I am pretty sure he also understands more than one language besides Hindi like English, [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]