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living a dream - the tiger temple experience

Tigers always fascinated me and its been a long dream of mine to see them in the wild. However i never ever dreamed that i could get close to one and touch it. Ever since i saw the documentary on the Tiger temple in the Discovery channel i've wanted to go there. And it should be no surprise that when i decided to go to Thailand the tiger temple was on the top of my list of places to visit.... More>>
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Jiankou and HuangHuaCheng the tale of two meteor showers..

Who doesn't love spotting the occasional shooting star streaking across a starry skies. Over the years I've been lucky enough to spot quite a few. Tha... More>>
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mass nationalistics : the daily morning tiananmen flag ceremony

So, it was my last weekend in Beijing before my short trip to India. I was having drinks with a friend and i remarked to her about how i had always wa... More>>
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Getting to know russia.. books to read ?

Growing up, i had a strong connection to Russia. I remember all the book fairs in my school where most of the books would be from Russia. Stories... More>>
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Into Ladakh: The Baggage incident..

My general policy with people is to trust until that trust is broken. But as i was sitting in the van, i started wondering what his game could be... More>>

Articles

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Getting In - Procedures, Permits and Stuff

There are only a couple of ways to enter Bhutan. One is by taking a flight directly to Paro, which is what all the international tourists do. And the other is by road through the border town of Phuentsholing. Independant travel is discouraged in Bhutan and traveling inside the country is expensive for most tourists. This article is mostly intended for the tourists from the India sub-continent for whom the above restrictions don't apply. There are however a few permits to be obtained after which ... More>>
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A few tips for independant travelers to Bhutan

A few interesting tips and caveats about traveling inside Bhutan. First of all be aware that independent travel is restricted in Bhutan, the only exce... More>>
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The Takin

The Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) is a goat-antelope found in the mountains of Bhutan. It is the national animal of Bhutan.&... More>>
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Driving to the Tiger Temple

A trip to the tiger temple can normally arranged from the hotel or guesthouse that you are staying at. But if you are feeling a bit more adventurous, ... More>>
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Man vs Elephant - some thoughts on the conflict

Recently i saw a program on NGC about the conflict between elephants and humans in India and around the world. It was pretty graphic program with them... More>>

Sights

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Pangong Lake

Situated at an altitude of around 4200m, Pangong Tso ('Tso' being Tibetian for lake), is the largest and most visited of all of Ladkah's high altitude lakes. The lake is around 130km long.. so long that over two-thirds of the lake is across the international border in China. The lake is brackish and it is one of the largest and most beautiful brackish lakes in the country.... More>>
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Shey Palace

Located 15km to the south of Leh on the Leh-Manali highway is the Shey Palace. The 3 storey palace is perched on a hillock overlooking the beautiful S... More>>
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Tangtse village

For most people Tangtse is no more than a passing signboard on their way to Pangong. But you owe yourself a couple hours stopover to explore this beau... More>>

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Saravana on Getting to know russia.. books to read ?
oh.. this reminds me. I really need to provide a way to create lists ("top 10 books to read", "100 places to vist" and all such crap) on this site. This will be my project for the week. Should be easy
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Hey thanks... that was exactly the kinda shot in the arm that i needed. No.. i'll try not to disappoint :) Btw.. just to clarify, when i said that i wanted to improve my writing skills, i didn't mean