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Aapam(Hopper) in the making
Popular in India as a meal, aapam’s are available in plenty as snacks in Srilanka. Top it up with a sunny side egg and you are treated with a delicious, simple, local street snack 🙂 .
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Postcard – Dec’13
 Easy catch A fisherman’s dream location – shallow lakes, teaming with hungry fish. This gentleman had his catch ready for the farmers market, within an hour of setting anchor :).
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Window seat – Photography
Of all the people availing the road transport in India, happiest are those who manage a window seat :). This “privileged” lot guarantee for themselves a more peaceful ride – albeit lesser shoving, more breathing space and reduced chances of people asking them to ‘adjust’ a little or having to carry a strangers child on their lap :D. This girl couldn’t contain her glee on finding for herself an empty window seat.
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Sculpted trees – Travel diary
Srilanka’s cultural triangle is a gold mine of ancient architecture. So much so, that you can sometimes spot stone carvings from the past kingdoms along the roadways. In such a region peppered with intricate relics, even the trees seem to take on the appearance of sculptured pieces of precious art.
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The whole sun in my stride – Travel diary
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Tales from a city set in stone – Travel diary
Stone carvings new and old are abundant in Hampi – sometimes strewn around the pathways, stairs and midst heritage ruins.
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Beauty even in what remains – Travel diary
Hampi is one place that everyone should visit at least once. A treasure of past glory, history, architecture and so much more- this town is a remarkable destination carved and set in stone. Although the ruins of Hampi are treasured and protected as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site visitors can freely experience the ruins the beauty of the carved architecture in all its abundance and glory. But it is not just the ruins of Hampi that make it a…
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Surf Rescue – Travel diary
Palolem and the beaches in Goa are perhaps the exception to the rule when it comes to safety at sea in India. Although India enjoys a tremendous coastline and its fair share of beaches, lifeguards and safety at sea are almost never a priority. However, even the farthest of beaches in Goa are equipped with surf rescue teams.
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Of sand and blue – glorious architecture ( Travel diary )