Hi Travelers,

                     Hope you had a rocking week. New places have been described and some breathtaking photos have been posted along with travelogue

Vijaianand wonderfully explains his cruise ship journey to the carribean Island and has given us beautiful images of the cruise ship “Carnival Ecstasy” He says that for just 380$: The 5 day journey on the ship and visit to the three Island of Carribean was worth every penny.

“Barbados has the most beautiful lush plants we have seen in the carribean.We stayed and enjoyed in Speightstown in a sugar miils villa.You can see crystal clear blue sea in the Atlantics  and it is execptionally amazing” says anandabairavi 
 

prassadd  beautifully explains his trip to Thailand. He talks about the night life in Pattaya, the breathtaking beaches, coral island and Bangkok. He says that Pattaya is characterized by  crystal clear water, white sand beaches and a host of scuba diving sojourns. Interlaken, Rhine Falls, Mount Titlis are a must for every tourist besides ensuring that the main centers of this country such as Berne, Zurich and Geneva are visited in Switzerland

AnuShankar has given such a big description about Kumbhalgarh that it took her five Trvaelogues to complete. In each travelogue she gives an account of daily trips     

 S Roy Biswas  explains about the agra fort like an historian and a guide. The information is accurate and meticulous and the travelogue is systematic. The photos are also great to see.

yosso  gives a detail and interesting account of Amritsar and the Jallainwala Bagh tragedy and who was responsible for such a heinous crime. He also explain the historic importance of this incidence

The trip was planned hastily and hence I couldn't do any homework to equip myself for it satisfactorily.  The only book I managed to flip through before packing my bag was Outlook's Weekend Breaks from Delhi, which describes Jim Corbett Park as "one of the most legendary national parks in India" says matheikal 
 

“Though I have been around Delhi twice, Jantar Mantar was one popular attraction which I had missed. At Delhi for an official trip this time, I made sure this was in my itinerary” says Bindia George
 

Dr. Narasinha Kamath says that though he has settled in US but when he visits his hometown Mumbai he is overwhelmed. He gives a beautiful description about Mumbai

sivaram56  takes us to a religious tour inUS. He vividly explains about the temple in US and talks about his experience in US during Mandalam season.

“It was a lovely day with not much sunshine and early morning saw us going to the Garbha Rakshambika Temple at Thirukkarugavur, twenty kilometers off Kumbakonam. From here we took off in search of the Lion Faced Lord. It was not easy” Says ushasuryamani  

dmrsekhar gives a photos of  little know palace of Shobak in Jordan which was pride of crusaders

“It has 42 steps, and It is 53mx35m gate. I went down only 20 steps, to snap this, keeping in mind my age and my knees. Yet the image of the goat pained me. How our heritages are being looked after” says chanchal47

The cold air was suffused with the divine chants breezing from the typical antiquated wide mouthed speakers hanging at tall poles throughout the mud lanes of Thiruvayaru. The mud lanes looked more intense; thanks to the sodium vapour lamps hanging from the towering iron towers. I had started from Chennai to Thiruvayaru with my IT pals says Venkataraman KR

saroja ramanujam tells about a remarkable incident happened in the temple in Helkote and gives a good account of srirangapatnam, Chamundi hills,Doddamallur,Belur,Halebid

blizzard  gives a wonderful description about Borrego Springs located in the heart of Anza-Borrego desert state park in California. It combines the wilderness of the old west. With over 600,000 acres, it is the largest contiguous state park in the United States.

Belum caves are the second longest in India after Krem Um-Lawan in Meghalaya which is much longer than this cave system. Soumya Srinivasan has also given photos of the limestone caves with its stalacmites deposits.

To relax ourselves from routine works, i and my colleagues decided to visit Thenmala (Eco tourism). We started on March 28 evening and reached Thenkasi on 29th morning. Then we went to Kutralam and took bath at Five falls. Says vijay meanse victory 
 

I never imagined a ruin could look so spectacular, and wondered how it was in the 1131Ad when it was founded by the Cistercian monks. nidhana was talking about Tintern Abbey in Wales

Udaipur the city of lakes and Venice of the east has many places to visit and Asra Shakir Adeni has talked about them in his travelogue. The photos of Jagmandir,Lake Palace,Fateh Prakash Palace and Devigarh fort is really worth seeing.

The sixty feet golden Buddha statue is a feast to watch and Devika Rajan has given a account a little Tibet in Indian and that is Bylakuppe in Karnataka where about 20000 Tibetians reside. 

Till Then

Warm Regards,

Amal,

Team Sulekha.