India 2016 (part XLV): Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh: Originally, I travelled to Bharatpur to visit the magnificent Keoladeo National Park, but in addition I spent an afternoon wandering through the ancient monuments of nearby […]
Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh: Originally, I travelled to Bharatpur to visit the magnificent Keoladeo National Park, but in addition I spent an afternoon wandering through the ancient monuments of nearby […]
Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan: While roaming through the city centre of Bharatpur was somewhat interesting, the real reason of me coming here was to visit the magnificent Keoladeo National Park. […]
Bharatpur, Rajasthan: Four weeks after my last trip to Khajuraho, I used the holidays surrounding Diwali and took the train to Bharatpur in easternmost Rajasthan. Bharatpur is famous for the […]
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh: On the weekend following my short visit to Pushkar, I took the train to Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh (13.5 hours for 660 km!). Khajuraho is a small […]
Pushkar, Rajasthan: Two weeks after my return from Himachal Pradesh, I joined a couple of friends for a day trip to Pushkar. Since my last visit to the holy town […]
Manali, Himachal Pradesh: After the epic road trip from Kaza on the previous day, we explored Manali before finally leaving the Himalayas and returning to the hot plains of northern […]
Kaza-Manali, Himachal Pradesh: Once our work in the magnificent Spiti Valley was done, we left Kaza and began our long return journey via Manali. The ca. 200 km long drive […]
For most parts, the Spiti Valley between the villages of Tabo (~3300 m) and Kaza (~3600 m) is wide and majestic. The highlight of this stretch of the journey was […]
Tabo-Kaza, Himachal Pradesh: Compared to our thrilling drive to Tabo (~3300 m) on the previous day, the journey to Kaza (~3600 m) was much more relaxed. Before breakfast, we went […]
Nako-Tabo, Himachal Pradesh: On the third day of our road trip through Himachal Pradesh, we had to drive only 65 km to reach the tiny village of Tabo (~3300 m). […]