by ITKT Featured Writer | Mar 30, 2018 | Asia, India, Spotlight | 0 Comments
In September, just after the refreshing monsoons had cooled Kerala, I went on my first houseboat along the incredible lakes and rivers of Kerala. The slow life along the river and centuries old traditions, just seemed to be a wonderful break from technology, my...
by ITKT Featured Writer | Jan 26, 2018 | India, ITKT Blogs, Nepal, Spotlight | 2 Comments
Mountains know no boundaries. I took this picture at Tumling, Nepal while on a trek to Sandakphu, West Bengal last December with Youth Hostel Associations of India [YHAI]. The beauty of Sandakphu trek was that I constantly moved between India and Nepal. Mountains do...
by ITKT Featured Writer | Oct 10, 2017 | Asia, India, Spotlight | 1 Comment
Along the Ganges River The Holy Ganges The sun seemingly rose out of and above the holy Ganges river until it hung large and low in the sky. It glittered and reflected long, yellow strands on the water and casted a mellow, dewy glow over the the ghats. The misty...
by ITKT Featured Writer | Jun 30, 2017 | Announcements, Asia, India, Spotlight | 0 Comments
Nestled in the south-east corner of the Himalayas, the ancient kingdom of Sikkim is the northern paradise of India. Known as Indrakil, the garden of the Hindu god of war, Indra, Sikkim exudes an other-worldly peace and serenity – it is no coincidence that the name...
by ITKT Featured Writer | Apr 7, 2017 | Asia, India, Spotlight | 0 Comments
Edakkal Caves What drew me to these caves in the Wayanad district, Kerala was that it was a pre-historic site with mysterious engravings. I had read that the carvings resembled the rock impressions of Styrian Alps and that they were from the Neolithic period. So I...
by ITKT Featured Writer | Dec 23, 2016 | Asia, India, Spotlight | 0 Comments
For the kid in me... The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was the 1st that I sat on. It’s called the Toy-Train. They are also called Mountain Railways, and there are 5 such Mountain Railways in India – Kalka-Shimla Railway [Himachal Pradesh], Darjeeling Himalayan Railway...
by ITKT Featured Writer | Sep 16, 2016 | Asia, India, Spotlight | 0 Comments
The Desert is a great leveler The Desert provides. The Desert consumes. And you do not get to decide this. The Desert decides. I photographed this Buffalo carcass on my 4th day of my trek across The Thar Desert, Jaisalmer, India with the Youth Hostel Association of...
by ITKT Featured Writer | Jul 22, 2016 | India, ITKT Staff Writers, Nepal, Spotlight | 0 Comments
Amazing things happen when Men and Mountains meet. I had trekked to Sandakphu, West Bengal, India [12000 feet] with Youth Hostel Association of India [YHAI]. More than the climb I was fascinated about the view of Mt. Kanchenjunga under Full-moon light. 25th December,...
by ITKT Featured Writer | Sep 1, 2015 | India, Spotlight | 0 Comments
Vanilla Pollination in India India's Human HummingbirdLast year in April, I was scouting for places to volunteer for coffee (berry) picking, but I was told that coffee harvesting ends by February and that it would be time for vanilla pollination in March and April....
by ITKT Media Partner | May 17, 2012 | Announcements, India, Nepal | 0 Comments
Insight Vacations has announced it will be lowering prices up to $1,280 per person on its range of India & Nepal premium and luxury escorted journeys. Insight Vacations’ inaugural India & Nepal program was launched in December 2011 and consists of two luxury...
by ITKT Media Partner | Feb 21, 2012 | Announcements, India | 0 Comments
(Westport, CT, February 2012) – Geringer Global Travel has debuted a 14-day itinerary to the mountainous region of Ladakh. Situated in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashimir, Ladakh is home to one of the last undisturbed Tantric Buddhist populations on earth. With...
by ITKT Media Partner | Nov 15, 2011 | Announcements, India | 0 Comments
(Westport, CT, October 18, 2011) – Geringer Global Travel is offering a fully customizable and authentic trip to India, combining local family home stays with accommodations at charming bed and breakfasts and intimate boutique properties in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur,...