August Newsletter

August 3, 2010

India Travel Blog Newsletter is sent approximately once a month (sometimes less frequently), summarizing the previous month’s activity and giving a glimpse of the coming month on the website. Subscribe to the newsletter by keying in your email address in the box on the top of the sidebar. Here is a copy of this month’s newsletter, dispatched today.

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Here is the August edition of India Travel Blog Newsletter, bringing you a summary of major stories on the blog in last two months and an insight into stories that you will get to read in the coming days. Below is a quick look at the contents of the newsletter.

1. Desktop Calendar
2. Stories from Ladakh (Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri)
3. Thrissur Pooram
4. Wildlife images from Kanha
5. Monsoon stories 5. Buying photo prints for your wall

Calendar. August 2010 desktop calendar features a portrait of Sambar Deer from Kanha National Park. Download the image at 1280×800 or 1024×768 as a desktop wallpaper calendar for this month.

Bike Ride to Pangong Tso. The main feature story of June-July was on a difficult bike ride from Leh to Pangong Tso, during which my bike broke down once. I had great difficulty crossing a rogue stream and riding on bad roads. Yet, the fabulous views of the lake was worth all that trouble. Read the six-part series on the Bike Ride to Pangong Tso.

Tso Moriri. Tso Moriri is another beautiful large lake in Ladakh. Read about the first impressions on the lake in an ongoing series of posts.

1. Arriving at Tso Moriri
2. The first impression
3. Images of Tso Moriri

In August, look out for stories on a monastic festival at Tso Moriri, where I saw high spirited Ladakhis hanging out watching the monks perform mask dances.

Images from Kanha. I spent a few days in Kanha National Park this summer, just before the park was about to close for monsoons. I have been posting images of birds and animal life from the national park. See them all here.

Images of Thrissur Pooram. Thrissur Pooram is a grand celebration involving a large procession of elephants, held every summer in April-May. See images of this year’s Thrissur Pooram celebration.

Monsoon Stories on India Travel Blog. If you are looking for some travel ideas for for the monsoon months, see this post on a compilation of all that is ever posted on India Travel Blog about the monsoons so far.

Buying photo prints for your wall. Now you can order prints of all images posted on India Travel Blog so far and get it delivered at your doorstep. The images will be printed on one a very high quality printer using imported paper. You can also opt to get it framed. If you are looking for something beautiful to hang on your living room wall, go here and request for prints.

This year, Ladakh has been seeing a huge surge in number of visitors, thanks to the resounding success of the movie ‘Three Idiots’. This mountain region will continue to be the focus on India Travel Blog, though it will be mixed with several other features. In the next month, I will be posting stories from Tso Moriri, several images from my recent trips and posts from Kerala and Kanha National Park. Do drop by to read more stories. Now you can also see a series of posts on Ladakh on one page.

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April Newsletter

April 2, 2010

India Travel Blog Newsletter is sent approximately once a month, summarizing the previous month’s activity and giving a glimpse of the coming month on the website. Subscribe to the newsletter by keying in your email address in the box on the top of the sidebar. Here is a copy of this month’s newsletter, dispatched yesterday.

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Here is another edition of India Travel Blog newsletter after a gap of three long months. This email will give you a quick update of recent content on the blog.

April 2010 calendar is now online. It has an image of a narrow gorge through which Narmada River flows near Jabalpur. Go here to download large size image.

Current focus on India Travel Blog is on Ladakh. Here is a list of posts on the people of Ladakh, their helpful nature and also a few bad experiences. I have also compiled a series of posts on major Buddhist monasteries along the Indus Valley, which includes monasteries in Leh, Thiksey, Spituk, Likir and Alchi. Also see the posts related to Leh town.

Go here to see recently posted images on India Travel Blog

With the travel season to Ladakh about open in a month or two, it will continue to be the major focus for another month, by when there will be exhaustive information posted on the region. There will be a few posts on short journeys to other places too and a lot of images as usual. Also watch out for many travel book reviews, some of them being great gems that every traveller must read.

I hope you have a great travelling summer ahead. It is time to be in the mountains. What are you waiting for?

cheers!

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December Newsletter

December 1, 2009

India Travel Blog Newsletter is sent approximately once a month(sometimes after two months), summarizing the previous month’s activity and giving a glimpse of the coming month on the website. Subscribe to the newsletter by keying in your email address in the box on the top of the sidebar. Here is a copy of this month’s newsletter, dispatched yesterday.

Hello!

I hope this newsletter finds you in good health and ready for some travelling. You might be planning your holidays for this winter right now. If you are still thinking where to go, here is a small list of winter travel destinations that I compiled last month.

Calendar. The December Calendar is a beautiful waterfall from Coorg. Go here and download 1024×768 or 1280×800 version.

New stories from November

Below is a list of major stories published in November.

Stories from Ladakh.

Glossary of Terms in Buddhist Iconography. I compiled a list of terms that one commonly comes across in the monasteries of Ladakh. It could work as a reference, since I might use these terms often when writing about monasteries in Ladakh.
The green oasis of Thiksey. In the mostly arid landscape of Ladakh, the green, wide and flat valley of Indus is a welcome change. The barley fields of Thiksey can be an attraction greater than Thiksey’s well known monastery.
Thiksey Monastery. The monastery in Thiksey is beautiful and its monks are friendly. But the tourists can get nosy sometimes!

Stories from Badami. I wrote a 6-part series on my travel to Badami, covering its history, architecture, landscape and people. Below is the list of posts.

Travel Photography – Travelling with Expensive Camera and Lenses. This travel photography article is about how I take care of safety of my photography equipment when travelling.

In December, expect to read more stories from Ladakh on India Travel Blog. Happy travelling!

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