Archive for the 'Travel' Category

Manali – Leh Highway to reopen soon

Reports from multiple sources are pouring in that Manali – Leh Highway is poised to reopen unofficially in the next few days, with all of the highway already been cleared and only Baralacha La remaining the last obstacle. Something which has been confirmed by Top Singh Bodh, “juley..The Baralacha Pass is likely to open for [...]

Isa Khan Niazi’s Tomb

In my earlier two visits to Humayun’s Tomb over a 3 year period, Isa Khan Niazi’s Tomb was closed for repair. However this time around, it was reopened for public and it was good to see all the wonderful work done by ASI and Aga Khan Foundation had managed to restore the tomb to its [...]

Humayun’s Tomb Part 2

Here is the next set of photographs I shot at Humayun’s Tomb on Sunday morning and here too, the soft and directional light of the morning sun added that extra oomph to the photographs, which I so much love (you can see part-1 here). All these images have been shot using my Canon EOS 1000D [...]

Ladakh Hotel and Taxi costs

Budget allocation is an integral and important aspect of planning for a trip, especially one which is as important and long in duration as a trip to Ladakh. So here are a few important resources to help you plan your Ladakh trip in 2013: First off is an exhaustive list of Hotels and Guest Houses [...]

Humayun’s Tomb

Yesterday I went to Hunayun’s Tomb, a monument I visited on couple of occasions earlier and fell in love with the peace, tranquility and of course, great photography opportunities it offers. Even though I arrived there before the ticket seller had arrived, security guards present there, allowed me to go inside and start my photography [...]