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Stories, sightings and notes from the trail.
Things I see when I slow down and look around.
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On 24 June 2024, I set out from Phillaur with my family on a road trip to Eastern Ladakh. The plan was to drive from Phillaur to Srinagar, cross Zoji La to Kargil, through the Aryan Valley to Leh, onward to Hanle and back home via Jispa and Gumbok Rangan (Gonbo Rangjon). Similar to our…
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On January 2nd, 2022, I set about on a birding trip to Uttarakhand. It is a popular destination among birdwatchers due to its diverse range of habitats, from the snow-capped Himalayan peaks to the woodlands and grasslands in the foothills. The state is home to over 600 species of birds, making it a paradise for…
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Destination – Gulmarg and PahalgamDate – 24, 25 & 26 June, 2021 After the beautiful valleys of north Kashmir, the next destination in our Kashmir bucket list was Gulmarg, We reached there late in the evening so there wasn’t much for us to do there at that time, so we just went straight to our…
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After spending about 5 days in the southern part of the beautiful Kashmir valley, we decided it was time to explore the more untouched areas in the north. So, on the […]
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We reached Kashmir late, the sun had already set and there were only a couple of places we could have visited that evening. We decided on going to […]
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We started our journey in the morning and reached Mansar lake by noon. Apart from a couple of […]
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After spending a wonderful day at the Salt Desert in Dhordo, we started towards Ahmedabad in the afternoon. On the way, we stopped at […]
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Bhuj is a small city in the Kutch district of Gujarat. It has great historical importance and is famous among tourists going to Dhordo for ‘Rann Utsav’. Besides the Aina Mahal and Prag Mahal, there is not much to see in Bhuj city. So, after spending some time there, we left for Mandvi in the…
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We entered Jodhpur at around 8pm which wasn’t very late but according to the Covid Regulations, all restaurants had to be closed by 7pm. After a lot of looking, we found a decent hotel which was still serving food. As usual, by that time we didn’t know where we were going to spend the night.…
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I planned a road trip to Rann of Kutch for New Year 2021. The first part of this wonderful trip was from Phillaur to the famous village of Khichan via Bikaner.
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Chakki Mod is a small village not far from Chandigarh situated on the Chandigarh-Solan Highway. It was on my bucket list for quite a while and so I planned a 1 day trip there on 15 November, 2020.
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Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Size (48-52 cm): It is the smallest of all the Egrets found in India Area: Most of India except the Himalayas Habitat: Lakes, village ponds, cultivations, river-banks
Birding With Arjun 