My Panchgani Diary

Read all about my recent trip and discover - PANCHGANI at my travel blog. Here is the link -

http://vastblueskies.blogspot.com/2009/12/silver-panchgani.html

Captivating Kerala

For all travel lovers - read all about my exciting and hectic Kerala trip at http://vastblueskies.blogspot.com/2009/12/captivating-kerala-kerala-gods-own.html

MLR and UNESCO

photo courtesy - Himanshu Sarpotdar

Officials from UNESCO were recently in Matheran, a hill station outside of Mumbai, to consider one of India's latest nominees to the World Heritage list. Operating for over a century, save for yearly pauses during monsoon season, the Matheran Light Railway (MLR) runs only a short distance--approximately 12 miles--but has the kind of history and character to qualify for the UNESCO list. Read all about it at - http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2009/11/the-little-train-that-couldbec.html

To read all about my trip to Matheran - visit my travel blog - http://www.vastblueskies.blogspot.com/

Nature's Symphony

Read all about Nature's Symphony ... my travel story on Matheran, a lovely hideaway and weekend getaway close to Mumbai at www.vastblueskies.blogspot.com

Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal

Another beautiful hillstation in Tamil Nadu, known for its lovely lake, woods, bracing air..

Read more about it at my Travel blog - http://vastblueskies.blogspot.com/

Coonor & Ooty

COONOOR & OOTY

The 2 most popular hill stations in the southern state of Tamil Nadu (India).
I am fascinated by these two lovely places.
Read all about these beautiful places, here, at my other blog, my Travel blog - http://vastblueskies.blogspot.com/

I am sure many of you would have visited these places already. Would love to read your comments about these 2 places.

I'm Off to Chennai

I am so excited . We are off to Chennai (Madras) . We are leaving today and will be away for a week. Also planning to visit the beautiful Pondicherry. May visit Vailankanni too, the pilgrim shrine for Catholics. This will be my first visit and am quite eager to visit the beautiful church.
So more when I get back with all the beautiful photos and all the information. See you all in a week.