Face No. 3 – The Defiant Dreamers Day no. 4: 17th Aug 20014, Manali to Leh In the last two chapters, I talked about the two interesting FACES of human behaviour I came face to face during my Delhi to Manali journey. FACE NO. 1 – THE PATIENT EXPLORER FACE NO. 2 – THE INDEFATIGABLE…
Chapter 2 – Day 3 – 16th Aug 2014, Manali. In my First Chapter – Day 1 & 2 I spoke about the first face of beauty, the patient explorer, that I saw on the first day of my solo trip. Moving on to the second chapter of my amazing 11 Days in Leh Ladakh – 11 faces of…
There are some journeys that you wait for your life to happen. Such journeys are so important to you that it doesn’t matter whether you cover them alone or with companions. One such incredible life defining journey is my latest visit to the arid lands of Leh Ladakh. Ever since I understood what Leh Ladakh is,…
If you were to divide travellers on the basis of itinerary then there will be two types of travellers – one who goes by the rulebook and the other who goes by ‘what-will-be-will-be’ mantra. I have been of both kinds. But lately, I have drifted towards the latter. Blame it on my fondness for serendipity…
Finding beauty amidst destruction in Baler Torrential rain and nonstop winds blowing at 202 km/hr 20 feet high tumultuous waves raising the Tsunami alarm Bridges standing tall for decades came down in seconds Toppled trees, ripped off rooftops, collapsed walls Signboards and billboards gone with the wind Severely damaged crops and plantations This was the…
