March 3, 2007
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Not only can we do things to save the environment, we can spread awareness about the environment and awareness of the choices open to people that they can easily make to create a large collective impact. Creating awareness can be … Continue reading
February 28, 2007
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After a long season of slog, its the good, diyllic times again, before the summer vacations get us. We have plenty lined up for the summer, so Raka and I thought it was time to take a working breather. Out … Continue reading
February 15, 2007
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This is a particularly sweet memory from my life as a nomadic horsewoman in the mountains. I lived in Manali, where it snows in the winter. Horsemen here rarely stable their horses, preferring to let them loose in the high … Continue reading
February 15, 2007
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Not much is happening work wise, but life looks good! Planning a set of camps for children in the summer holidays, and this always sets me all fired up with enthusiasm. The variety is quite large this time too. Wide … Continue reading
December 30, 2006
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I received a call from someone called Girish, who was enquiring about prices for a rafting trip for a group of 20-25 people. Assuming that this was a run-of-the-mill group of employees/friends, I provided the details with practiced ease. The … Continue reading
December 26, 2006
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Amid rumours of Goa being targetted for terrorism, and the government assurances that security is adequate and things are under control, my mind travels to the recent past, where the bomb blasts in Mumbai caught us all unaware. As helpless, … Continue reading
December 14, 2006
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I just came across this bizarre, but interesting bit of news on the internet. Where most of us whine about the sorrows of travelling on rough terrain in sorry local transport, here’s a novel idea that transforms it into an … Continue reading
December 2, 2006
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This blog got me in the mood for travel again (it happens at the smallest trigger, as we know) and then VJ’s Travellogues got me in the mood for those nostalgic nomadic days, when life under the sky was ……well….. … Continue reading
November 18, 2006
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TOURISM MINISTRY PROMOTES INDIA AS A 365-DAY DESTINATION: The ministry of tourism in an effort to promote India as a 365-day destination launched three CDs on MICE, adventure sports and cruises. The ministry is showcasing India as a world-class MICE … Continue reading
November 18, 2006
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I travelled on a local train yesterday (its rare). In the ladies compartment, there was a bunch of about 12-14 Muslim girls chattering away to glory. All of them wearing a burkha. They were going on a picnic somewhere. They … Continue reading