Delighted to see these and find my brother in great form! I am Bandana, Ujjal's sister. I think he wrote to you about me. I am also travel crazy, and rush off somewhere at the first opportunity or even no opportunity at all! We must meet up sometime. You are a superb photographer, much better than I am. And I will take a leaf from your book and start writing on my travels. We must meet next time I am in Bangalore! Keep it up! Love, Bandana
Thanks for visiting the blog and its good to know there are others with an itchy feet just like me .. Actually my mom is a lot like me and my sister jokes that both of us compete on places to visit.. Ya it will be good to read your travel writings and also catching up at Bangalore
“And into the forest I go, to loose my mind and find my soul” – Charles Baudelaire As the new year was approaching I wanted to head out of the city for some tranquil time and what better way to drive out into the forests and see some winged beauties. It was a long solo drive :Bangalore-Dandeli-Goa-Shimoga-Bangalore . With good music I hit the highway.. Here are some pictures from one more road trip. Ganeshgudi Goa More pics here: Ganeshgudi Goa
" Into the Wild . By Jon Krakauer " - This is one of those book's that has had an everlasting impression on me. It was probably about a decade back when I first read it when my mum lent it out from the library. I had never heard or read about Christopher McCandless till then. It was really difficult to get a copy of the book those days, but my mum did surprise me with a copy of the book in the coming days,something I treasure till this day. Chris, was an intelligent young man ( He graduated in June 1990 from Emory University in Atlanta, where he distinguished himself as a history/anthropology major and was also offered membership in Phi Beta Kappa, but declined it, insisting that titles and honors were of no importance) . He was also an accomplished athlete, and a veteran of several solo excursions into wild, inhospitable terrain. After graduating he donated the entire amount of $20,000 in his account , to Oxford Famine Relief Fund. Then, without notifying any friends ...
There are 238 species of woodpeckers in the world and India has 12 species. I have been lucky enough to see 11 of them . Black-rumped Flameback Greater Flameback Common Flameback Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Heart-spotted Woodpecker Lesser Yellownape Rufous Woodpecker Speckled Piculet Streak-throated Woodpecker White-bellied Woodpecker White-naped Woodpecker Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Picidae). Black-rumped Flameback Greater Flameback Streak-throated Woodpecker White-bellied Woodpecker White-naped Woodpecker Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Lesser Yellow Nape Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Heart-spotted Woodpecker Rufous Woodpecker More pictures here
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