BASHA It was almost dawn as Basha was woken up by a loud and rude knock on his door. He was staying in a hut near a rice field deep in the forest area. There was a village near the area called Kala but it was a 10-minute walk from...
CHAHIYE SIRF APKE PAANCH HAZZAR (We Only Need Your 5000) Hi Friends, I call upon all of you well-wishers and followers of my blog www.tikkustravelthon.in to help in my ...
It has been a very lazy day and as usual, I have been having showers one after the other to escape the heat. As the evening approached, I was woken up by sounds - a cacophony of drums, trumpets, bells and flutes. It was the last day of the Du...
So, it was another morning at Bandhavgarh. Every day I decide to leave the forest and every day I stay back again to see another sunrise. Today was my fourth safari and I had sworn to Gagan that it would be my last. We had to see the...
“Hey, come over and watch this. It’s the sunset over the forest.” Gagan called out to me excitedly. I had barely come out of the pool and was wet all over. On top of that, I had a camera in one hand and a cucumber sandwich in the other. Yes,...
It burns orange with a crackling sound Engulfing leaves, bushes, straw and tree trunk It bellows hot black smoke in the air You can see it from afar This burning inferno eating everything on its pat...
Today is my tenth day at Tigergarh and after three safaris, including an elephant safari, I still have not been able to spot a tiger. No sir, only pug marks, tiger growls and tiger potty for me so far. However, for the last two days,...
So it was settled. Today was going to be my first elephant safari. The folks of Tigergarh had pre-arranged it for me. This was a rare treat as there are only a few elephants and ...
I think the Gods heard my prayer, as I had to cancel my return flight to Delhi. My scheduled meeting for the evening stood as cancelled and now, I could spend more time in the jungle. I immediately cancelled my flight and got Rs 3000...
It has been October and the afternoon would get hot as we would return from our many escapees around the forest area. I would have something or the other to write about and would retreat for my shower. Taking a shower is the best remedy for afternoon...
