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.

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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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

1. Badami – legends and history
2. Badami – Cave temples, architecture and history
3. Badami – Temples and sandstone creations
4. Badami – Sidlaphadi and Mahakoota
5. Badami – People
6. Badami Information – places to see, how to reach, accommodation, etc

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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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 today.

Hello!

Here is the November edition of India Travel Blog Newsletter. The newsletter summarizes contents on the blog since the last dispatch.

Calendar

Your desktop calendar for November 2009 is now online. Go here and download 1024×768 or 1280×800 version. The calendar has a picture of a beautiful lake near Kodaikanal.

New stories since last dispatch

Here is a quick summary of all major stories published on India Travel Blog since last newsletter despatch in August

Book Reviews. There are two book reviews posted in the past month.

1. Two in a Bush by Gerald Durrell, a travelogue by a naturalist about seeing some strange and exotic fauna in Australi, New Zealnad and Malaya.
2. A Journey in Ladakh by Andrew Harvey, a book on author’s quest for spirituality in Ladakh.

Shimla. Read about a visit to Shimla and nearby places-Chail, Mashobra and Kasauli. Also see images from the region spread across multiple posts.

Chikmagalur. Read my post about the wet foggy hills of Chikmagalur during the monsoons.

Travel Photography – photographing the mountains. I made a presentation on photographing the mountains to the jury and winners of Club Mahindra My Trip of a Lifetime contest. The slides of the presentation – a collection of images – are now available online. However, the detailed content/audio of the presentation is not available.

Badami. I posted a series of images on the small town of Badami known for its historical cave temples. Besides the beautiful setting of those caves carved in red sandstone, I posted pictures of its landscape, its Agastya lake, people, kids, houses and daily life in the town. See all those posts here.

Posts from Ladakh. The series of travel guides and stories I have been writing on Ladakh have slowed down, but will continue in December. Below are the last three stories.

1. I stayed in a small guesthouse owned by friendly Ladakhis in Leh. Here is a post about the people and ambience of the guesthouse.
2. Your guide to Leh
3. It is commonly assumed that only way to get from place to place in Ladakh is to hire a cab. Public transport does exist but is not frequent. While it may not be practical to wait for a bus to go everywhere, there are some places which can be easily covered by buses. Here is a guide to using public transport in Ladakh.

In November, we will have some posts on travel photography and a few on Ladakh. Also lookout for some fresh images of winter lanscapes. Happy travelling!

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Here is the August edition of India India Travel Blog. This newsletter carries a quick summary of posts in the last one month, and a glimpse of posts coming up in next one month.

The desktop calendar for January is a picture of a beautiful kalyani in Hulikere Village with finely carved shrines all around it. Download the calendar for your desktop from here.

We had a total of 23 posts on India Travel Blog In July. All the major articles are listed below. Be sure to check out stories from Leh, if you are planning to head to Ladakh this month. Also, this being the time of monsoons when the earth is lush and everything looks beautiful, there are a few stories of rains from recent journeys.

Posts from Ladakh

1. BRO Road Signs
2. Leh Town
3. Leh – Shanti Stupa

Travel Photography Series

1. Protecting your camera from rain
2. Organizing images

Other posts

1. Rains, Hoysala Trail, etc
2. A quick take on Ooty – guest post by Hory Mukerjee
3. Monsoon musings

There will be more monsoon stories and posts from Ladakh to read in August. Stay tuned to India Travel Blog. We are also doing another guided tour to the Hoysala Kingdom, telling stories of the dynasty as we visit some beautiful less known temples near Belur and Halebeedu. See travelwise.in for details. Happy Travels!

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