Categories: calendar

April 2009 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper

Darung Durung Glacier, Zanskar. Click on the image to download1024x768 version.

April 2008 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper


Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Ooty, Coonoor

I spent a quick weekend in Ooty just before the beginning of summer, doing not much but whiling away time, not chasing places to see or things to do. A short journey on 10 minutes on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and a quick visit to Emerald Lake happened while I was there. Some pictures.

Coonoor Railway Station
Coonoor Railway Station
Technicians working with the engine
Technicians working with the engine
The driver's cabin
The driver's cabin
Steam Engine Up-close
Steam Engine Up-close
Engine Coach
Engine Coach

And finally, here is a picture of Emerald Lake

Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake

Categories: misc

Couchsurfing India

A few months ago, folks at oktatabyebye.com called me into their office for a discussion. The briefing they gave me was simple: they wanted me to go all over India, couchsurfing at the houses of the members of their site, and tell people about all the good times I have had. For some reasons I could not take up the plan and had to leave it at that.

myself_ashishIt then went to Ashish, who has been on it and travelling in the north, visiting Shimla, Chandigarh, Amritsar and many more places. He is now in Gujarat and will soon be on his way down south, requesting people for a place to hangout for a few days. Ashish is now writing at ‘Myself, Ashish’, currently uploading his stories from Junagadh and heading next to Baroda and Mumbai. As I glance through his itinerary, I can surely tell that he has been going to many places that I would have loved to see myself at!