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    City Palace Jaipur: A Royal Grandeur

    Jaipur City Palace is situated right in the heart of the city, just next to Jantar Mantar. After exploring the magnanimous beauty of Jantar Mantar instruments, we walked to explore the royal history of Jaipur at its City Palace. It is a complex of palaces out of which only few (Mubarak Mahal & Diwan-i-Aam) are open to […]
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    Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race – Kerala’s Water Olympics

    7:00 AM, Sun is beginning to rise in full glory amidst the grey clouds over Alleppey town. The wind is quiet and pleasant. Smell of old buildings, sight of narrow lanes, tall coconut trees hovering over, waterways running across the city and a few lungi clad locals off to start their day. But we know things […]
  • Spectacular Coorg in Rainy Season

    Bangalore to Coorg: Best in Rainy Season

    Nature comes to its best Western Ghats during Monsoon and we had been planning a trip from Bangalore to Coorg since the onset of rains. After our plans to visit King Cobra Sanctuary in Agumbe could not crystallize, we decided to visit Coorg (also known as Kodagu). Click here to read all our blogs for backpacking in India […]

Hike from Badami Caves to Mahakuta Temples: An Unplanned Venture

June 3, 2017September 16, 2018 Offbeat Explorers India, Karnataka
Hike to Mahakuta Temples from Badami Cave temples

Mahakuta Temples (also known as Mahakoota temples) is an important place of worship for Hindus near Badami cave temples. On second day of our visit to Badami, we had planned to visit Mahakuta temples which is ~14 KMS from Badami, by road. When we enquired at the bus stop, we came to know that there […]

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House of Lies

June 2, 2017September 18, 2018 Offbeat Explorers Leave a comment Poems
House of Lies - Poem - Amar Deep Singh

You came and crumbled my house of lies,You made me realize how dark it is inside,I had been living within a deck of cards,And believing in a happiness that you let me discard. You removed the weight on my heart,Picking my layers and opening my cage,You cleared the heaviness of my mind,Reading me word by […]

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You will always be my tree

May 7, 2017September 18, 2018 Offbeat Explorers Leave a comment Poems
You will always be my tree - Poem

Your leaves may no longer be greenor you may shed them allYou may set free some old branchesor grow a few completely newYou may wither in cyclonesor dance in lightning and rainsYou still will be my tree. I will come and hold your trunkPut my face on your soultalk to your rootsand listen to your […]

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Be Free

April 4, 2017September 18, 2018 Offbeat Explorers Leave a comment Poems
Free Bird- Poem - Be free

As you sit on those rocksAt peace with your wandering thoughts,Sun will go down watching you through drops,Let mist and rain wrap youAnd wind whisper songsAs you keep smiling sitting there alone.Talk to leaves and smile with trees,Let your thoughts evaporateAnd reflections fade awayAs you muster courageTo break this cageTo open the door of your […]

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