Save them – Post 1

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Abc Wednesday, NaBloPoMo, pics, tiger

For more ABC’s visit the ABC Wednesday homepage

And did u notice the number in the post tittle, yes yes I am taking the NaBloPoMo again…. some days back when LifeBegins asked me to join as she was doing it I was very apprehensive… There is a lot going on in life as of now and I was not sure I will be able to do it… then last evening Prats told me he is doing it too…. then I saw Preeti doing it too…. I was so damn tempted to take it up because the last time I did it, it was Prats, me, preeti and neha doing it together and when sometime back I found Neha declaring it on twitter that she is doing it too that was the last straw and I decided to jump in…

I am not sure I will be able to do it… hopefully I should but it sure gonna be fun… Hope you enjoy the ride along too

Soft as a Petal

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Abc Wednesday, Abc Wednesday Round 6, flowers, garden, gardening, pics, wordless wednesday

S is for the softness of a fresh flower seen in the garden early morning

For more from ABC Wednesday go here..

Happy wednesday to everyone 😀

My favorite Island vacations

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L is for two of my favorite Island vacations…

Lakshwdeep apart from being a gorgeous set of islands is special because that is where we went for our honeymoon 😉 and what fun was had…

lying on the hammock in the middle of white sand

where the cottages are lovely and homely

where snorkeling and kayaking was done daily 😀

the sunsets are almost picture perfect

and so are the honeymooning couple 😉

And then L is for the gorgeous Langkawi…

where the sea and the hills blend so beautifully together

and the beaches so pristine and the sand so fresh

and the orchids my most favorite flowers are in abudance and seen everywhere

which boasts a huge sky bridge connecting two hills

and how lucky it is that two of my favorite Island vacation start with L 😉

Please hop over to the ABC L Page to Look at some Luscious L’s

PS: please ignore the quality of the lakshwdeep pics u see they are from a time when there were no digital cameras 😉

PPS: on another update granny is home with a medicine for a week, we all keeping our fingers crossed that it works.

A trip to Kumarakom anyone?

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Abc Wednesday, Abc Wednesday Round 6, gods own country, houseboat, kerala, kumarakom, munnar, pics, picture, travel

K is for Kumarakom in God’s Own Country aka Kerala

A place for lovely morning overlooking the backwaters

and the fishermen in the boats

of lonely birds in the middle of water

of the most awesome water views

the huts and Toddy(Palm Wine) shops in the middle of nowhere

of religious processions and conserving culture

Last but not the least the most awesome houseboats

so rustic and traditional from the outside

yet you will be amazed at the plushness and the comforts available inside, TV, fridge, AC, yummy food, chilled beer… name it they have it 😀

Kerala truly indeed is God’s Own Country, whether its the backwaters or the tea heaven munnar… where warmth is in abundance and nature’s at its best and massages are done in birth suits 😉

For more Kool K’s go to the ABC Wednesday page

PS: All pictures clicked by me or N during our trip there in 2008

Goa Calling

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G is for Goa… Cant be for anything else 😉 I have claimed multiple times on this blog that I am mountain girl but Goa it makes me go weak in the knees… love it love it love it some more

Love it for the lovely and grand St. Basilica Church

for the river kali we drove  by when going there

for so many fun things u can do and the fun attitude of the people there

for the lovely skylines and the palms

for the gorgeous ever sunsets

the lovely goan dances

and we cant talk of Goa without the beaches and the shacks can we 😉

There is something about Goa air… it makes u go very happy 😀 writing this post is so making me want to go to there NOW

For more G’s and to meet the ABC gang go here…

Haathi Mere Saathi

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E is for elephants… the majestic huge animals and their babies which look super cute

the super cute baby

sibling love

the whole family

the lovely and sought after tusks

care for a bath

For some more E’s visit the ABC Wednesday Page…

PS: pics taken at Dubare Elephant Park, Coorg and Banerghatta National Park, Bangalore and for those who are wondering what the tittle means… Haathi mere saathi simply means Elephant my dear and its a old movie song

C is for Coffee

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and the lovely lovely places where they grow… Coorg and Chickmagalur

To see more pics and details about the places visit my travel blog… here for Coorg and here for Chickmagalur

B is for Belikal

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Bellikal is a small village just 12 kms before Oooty and u have to go there to believe how pristine it is… tea estates as far as you can see and a couple running a small make shift resort in their ancestral house which is a basic house with a lovely old architecture and best of all there is no cell phone signal there 😉 and even no electricity… it was an awesome experience going back to nature when we went there about 3 years ago…

here are some pictures

Lake somewhere on the way

deers on the way in bandipur (which is also a B BTW)

and carrots growing what fun we had eating fresh carrots…

some breathtaking views

lovely wild flowers… such charm they have

Clouds creating a ghostly effect

and last but not the least total fun 😀 thats me, N, my sis A and cousin S 🙂

PS: here’s a post I did on our host and the place after I visited

PPS: And B is also for a break…. I am off to Delhi on Friday as my mom is getting retired and the few posts are scheduled so I may or may not be able to reply to them but will do that once I am back so keep reading 🙂

Serenity

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family, fun, pics, vacation, village

Ok so here is the Back to Roots post… A brief of the trip we took the village recently…A Picture Essay I would say 😀

Before Starting from home, dont miss the dude’s style 😀

On Roadside and more

Food and more… specially for u guys… hitchy

Masti @CCD

The water bodies around the road, always have a calming effect… add to the charm of the road

Finally reached the village, Ojas enjoying the house totally…. I love the houses in the village

And we can enjoy too right, the tender coconut water directly from the trees and drunk straight was divine.. all scared me though that it will stain the dress…

And then the walk to the fields begin, total bliss

and I get space what else do I need 😀

the tree climber 🙂

In and around the house… gorgeous place I tell u and dont miss the brat trying to find the treasure in that age old wardrobe

and some lovely pottery on the way back, each time I go there I pick up some… this time I picked up the pink and the blue one and no guys U cant understand this

Everytime I go to the village, I am so happy and I dont want to come back at all…N’s village is the first association I ever had with a village… considering mom had been completely brought up in Delhi and dad moved to Delhi while he was in college and before that too was in Jallandhur which is by no means a village , only thing that made me a little sad this time was to see the empty fields… Granny can no more manage the farm and none of us are doing anything about it,… Sigh!!!

Munnar in Pictures

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So I am back…had a fantastic vacation, Munnar is truly the tea heaven…

so what have all of u been upto… still have to catch up on the blogs… 6 days and reader says 800 unread posts… will slowly catch up 🙂

Till then I leave you with some snaps, the stories and travelogue will follow soon