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• A Tricky Floral Visit to Anthicade Nursery, Thekkady

  In Culture, Destinations, Travel Tips / 31 March 2010 / 0 comments

  

  My initial intentions were to label Anthicade Nursery under SKIP/AVOID. This came on the heels of being charged Rs 200 ($4.50) to walk through what I discovered was nothing more than a driver trick. What [...]

• Mid-Day Meal at Madurai’s Surya at Hotel Supreme

  In Food, Tamil Nadu Restaurants / 31 March 2010 / 0 comments

  

  A morning of sightseeing in the hot, unforgiving heat of Madurai actually left me hungry come lunchtime. My driver, Selvamraj, recommended Hotel Supreme as a neat and clean, comfortable place to grab lunch. I took [...]

• A Visit to Camel Research Center of Bikaner

  In Adventure, Destinations / 31 March 2010 / 0 comments

  

  India’s only camel breeding farm is located in Bikaner, a remote city in the Northwestern area of Rajasthan. Started in 1975, nearly half the camels bred in India come from this farm including those used in the camel regiment of the Indian Army. Formally named the National Research Center on Camel, the center is more popularly referred to as the Government Camel Breeding Farm.

• A Visit to the Famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh

  In Destinations, Gardens / 29 March 2010 / 1 comment

  

  A rock garden may sound like a kitsch project gone awry yet it should be on any tourist’s list of sightseeing while in Chandigarh. Unlike the thread garden in Ooty, Tamil Nadu which I went [...]

• A Visit to Jallianwala Bagh Memorial, Amritsar

  In City Landmarks, Destinations / 29 March 2010 / 0 comments

  

  April marks the anniversary of the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab. A group of unarmed men, women and children were fired on April 13, 1919, for more than 10 minutes by 50 British [...]

• Festivals of India, April 2010

  In Culture, Events / 28 March 2010 / 0 comments

  

  Kumbha Mela wraps up it’s final month in April. Several holidays are celebrated this month that are not Indian in origin. Jallianwala Day is not celebrated as a festival rather marked as a day of remembrance.