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Saturday, October 14, 2006
I am pestered by a feeling of being left out these days. It has been a good six months since I did any serious travelling, and it has been bugging me to no end. Not that I never left home - I did some small journeys - like camping in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary and see the ferocity Kaveri that seems mild elsewhere, and soaking in the monsoons at Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary and Charmadi. But just that much in six months simply doesn't match up with my expectations. I was seeing some images of the rainforests of Namdhapa and the Neelakurinjis down south in the morning, which is not helping much. And just to add to the fire, someone invited me today to join her for skiing in Gulmarg.Being away from the sea, rainforests, hills, snow filled mountains, adventures and many such things is not easy for someone like me. And it hurts to stash away the camera somewhere deep in the cupboard and watch the fungus growing inside its glass tubes. I need to get my ass out of the chair and get moving, and hope to do just that in the next few months. I hope to see the blooming Neelakurinjis in the comings weeks, go on a trek in the Sahyadris, take the annual winter trip to Hampi and then take a week long driving holiday in Kerala. So there is the plan for this winter and right now, it looks like everything is about to fall in place. Does that actually work the way it is planned, we will know in the next few months.
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posted by Arun at 1:43 PM
10 Comments:
yes, i know that feeling! i just found your site and am really enjoying your words and pics. india, *sigh* hopefully a trip there is in my future.
Thanks LS, lets hope you will make it soon!
I too know the feeling. I have been teaching, teaching and teaching and now for some time I would be grading, grading and grading :) But after that we will go to Sikkim and the thought keeps me going.
yes Mridula, I was pretty sure yu would know the feeling! :)
Found your site and is a very interesting read. I wanted to have a site which talks about long drives in India. Anyway ... did a long drive last month around the coast of India. Have a look http://sash.infinites.net/sept_06.htm
hey - whens ur annual trip to hampi?? is this timing coinciding some specific event or something???
i have wanted to ask u- how dyu get the time... and u ve been to such a wide variety of places! anyways, will wait forur north east post - thats one place i wud love to go to sometime soon!
N, No events, just love being there in the winter, at least for a weekend, if not more.
I don't really get much time, but just try as much as I can to squeeze in a bit of time for travelling. See my 'about' page for some insight.
Hi Arun,
I am visiting Corbett early December 1-4th this year and was wondering about the accomodations in Dhikala - I know it's the best place to stay for good wildlife viewing but most people report that the resthouses are pretty basic (almost bad). I have roughed it before in camps but don't want to this time since it'm my honeymoon -- so are there better accomodations within Dhikala? Are the cabins good? Thanks...I will check your blog again but you can also write me at nits_nyc@yahoo.com if you have time.
I think the rooms are fair and should not be a problem for spending 3-4 days. No luxuries but. There is no better acco inside the park.
hey arun I think it was a great trip for you. I love forest. But till now I don’t get the chance to see the beauty of jungle.
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