July 2018 Calendar Wallpaper – Cycling In Ladakh

Jul 012018
 
July 2018 Calendar Wallpaper - Cycling In Ladakh

July 2018 Calendar Wallpaper – Cycling In Ladakh This blog post is about the July 2018 Calendar Wallpaper, that is yours free to download from desi Traveler blog. But first a bit about the story behind the image.   Panting after walking 10 steps I settled on gravel to catch my breath and tried to focus my camera on the peak beyond the morning mist rising from the valley below. As I struggled to focus, a bouquet of colors punctured the monotonous dusty landscape around me, the clouds parted to let the blue skies also have a peek at [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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An Ode To The Great desi Bicycle

Mar 302018
 
An Ode To The Great desi Bicycle

  Some Pictures of The Great desi Cycle – For The Love OF Cycling   When I was a kid a bicycle was a big deal. There were very few cars in the country and most of them were of Ambassador or Fiats unless you were a movie star then you had an imported Impala. The now discontinued Bajaj Chetak Scooter was available on payment of foreign exchange or waiting for 3 or more years. Metro was a concept that was still decades away and OLA and Uber founders were yet to be born. So most of the normal [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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August 2017 Calendar Download Desktop Wallpaper Majuli Island Assam India

Jul 312017
 
August 2017 Calendar Download Desktop Wallpaper Majuli Island Assam India

  Cycle Silhouette from Majuli Assam -August 2017 Calendar Desktop Wallpaper Majuli Island in Assam has many claims to fame like it is the largest riverine island in the world. It is also home to Vaishnavite monasteries that have continued the tradition of Bhakti via song and dance. I liked Majuli for these as well as many other reasons, the totally magical sunsets being one of them. As the Sun takes a plunge into the mighty Brahmaputra, it changes color from Bright Orange, to yellow to a fierce red.  You fire off your camera as fast as you can [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A Review of Hotel Ibis Singapore On Bencoolen

May 132017
 
A Review of Hotel Ibis Singapore On Bencoolen

Hotel Ibis Singapore Bencoolen- A review & what to expect My every visit to Singapore has been more memorable than the last one, from the colorful Chinatown to do some souvenir shopping to explore the various gardens of Changi Airport, there is so much to discover in Singapore that one visit is just not enough. But to explore you need a base and this post is about my hotel during my last visit to Singapore.  During this visit to Singapore to participate in Escapers17, I stayed at Hotel Ibis Singapore Bencoolen, that is part of  Accor Hotels group. I [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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When desi Traveler Met Real Solo Traveler

Sep 132015
 
When desi Traveler Met Real Solo Traveler

What is the meaning of Solo Traveler ?? Boy, am I going to get in trouble for writing this? Already I got into some rough waters when I came out of the closet and informed to the world that I am an MBBS MD traveler. Irrespective of what you label your travel as my only point is that travel for the joy of it, for the discoveries that you will make both to the lands you travel and the person you are when you are on the road whether alone or with friends. Those who travel are already awesome in [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Let us spread some positive news and actions: SoCh

Nov 112013
 
Let us spread some positive news and actions: SoCh

An Evening well spent: SoCh a breeze of positivism We are so used to hearing all kind of negative news, that anything good, positive is totally lost in the cacophony of negativity around us. But there are people around us who are actively and structurally working to make sure we do not forget that there is hope and love to be spread around us and there are people who are already doing it without anybody knowing much about it. Once such event I attended this Sunday was the 2nd session of SoCh, a very unique event that showcases the [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Hyderabad Zoo – Famous for Tigers and other animals

Jun 212013
 
Hyderabad Zoo - Famous for Tigers and other animals

A Family Picnic at Hyderabad Zoo Park When I came back from Tadoba National Park in Maharashtra, the kids were first very happy to see the pictures and Video of Tigers. But soon they realized what they have missed, hence the demand to take them to Hyderabad Zoo and show the tigers started.  Now we have been to the Hyderabad Zoo earlier so I was not very keen to go. So I looked towards Missus for some support, but she had totally conspired with the kids, and I had a feeling she was the one who planted the seeds [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Buying Seeds in Amsterdam

Jun 182013
 
Buying Seeds in Amsterdam

   Desi Goes Shopping for Seeds In Amsterdam In one of my trips to Europe, I traveled to London, Paris, and Amsterdam all alone, trying to be a backpacker, I think I liked Amsterdam the most of the three cities I visited on that trip. Oh no, it has nothing to do with the Red Light District or the museum of 3 letter words or even the Gandhi Restaurant, where I had one of my better Indian dinners outside India. You see Amsterdam is a city designed for pedestrians and cyclists, and everywhere you go you will find both [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Cycling Vacations In India- What you need to Know before going on a cycling vacation

Apr 252013
 
Cycling Vacations In India- What you need to Know before going on a cycling vacation

    Cycling Vacations In India – A Few Things to Know Are you planning  cycling vacations in India? Well I suggest you first read below before you book your tickets for  cycling vacations in India so that you are prepared for them and have a pleasant experience. There was a time when India was a nation of Bicycles, and bicycles are one item that India produces more than any other country in the world. So why is it that you rarely find bicycles in big cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai etc? Well the reasons are not [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Freedom Ride- Bicycles For Freedom

Aug 172012
 
Freedom Ride- Bicycles For Freedom

As I have written in past philanthropy  in India normally means going to temple to donate soiled currency notes or install fans on the ceilings of Dharam Shala in a  holy town like Benaras. Some more adventurous ones will get a bench installed in a park with the names of their seven generations painted on bench to forever kiss the bottoms of the people using the bench.(Why do people do that to their ancestors?) Some companies have  a robust CSR or corporate social responsibility initiative which in many cases is just an annual photo op kind of event. Tried My Hand At Panning Shots So [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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