The Timber Trawler

Aravalli Archives: Rajsamand, Rayta and Ranakpur

This August, we made a quick getaway to Udaipur, with the intention of exploring the Aravalli hill ranges in and around Udaipur. It was in the vicinity of Udaipur, while returning from Mount Abu, that I had fallen in love with the Aravallis. Though on my last trip to Udaipur – the only one since…
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Gagron, Ramgarh and Kalinjar: An Inquiry into the Antiquities of Upper Vindhya Range

The little one touched down in late February on his annual visit to the homeland, and as has been the family’s wont, we set out on another self-driven road trip. This time I wanted to introduce my little brother to the pink-splashed, fort-dotted landscape of Jaipur. But that was not all of the plan –…
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The Kachch Chronicles: Rann of Kachch and Dholavira

After many years of dreaming of and planning a trip to Kachch and failing – in the manner similar to how people do for Goa – we finally managed to freeze a five-day block in December convenient for all our family members. But of course, the preparations had to start three months in advance –…
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Odisha to Delhi via Madhya Pradesh: Tale of a 3250km Cross Country Drive

2022 turned out to be the year where I did things that I had only ever dreamt of doing – a self-driven cross-country trip! In late October, around Diwali, I drove my parents through a 3250+ km trip from Bhubaneswar to Gurgaon via Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Throughout 2021, while the pandemic was still raging,…
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A Decade of Exploring Rajasthan: Jaipur 2012 AD to Jaipur 2022 AD

In April 2012, my first ever trip to Rajasthan was solo – by public transport, with the destination being Jaipur. In August 2022, I rounded off a decade of exploring Rajasthan by reprising the solo trip to Jaipur – only this time it was by driving on my own. A 700km self-driven solo adventure! As…
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Sun, Sand and Serendipity – A 2100km Road Trip through Kalibangan, Bikaner and Badoli

My little brother paid the motherland a visit after 2 years, and before the Indian summer set in with its full glory, the family decided to make it the first ever self-driven road trip for the family. So, off we set in late March, on a 6-day road trip with an itinerary so fluid that…
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