Trekking is called hiking in American English. This site has nothing to do with Star Trek, apart from the fact that it also talks of journeys that become pilgrimages.
Solo.22.Male. Calicut|Delhi
Traveller, in both body and mind.
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(These descriptions are only indicative snapshots of the past, may not be applicable now.)
The Sea Inside
Arnav ne� Amon. The Highway loses itself into the Sea.
Lost Highway
Amon. Whimsical wanderer, chief film critic, walking movie encyclopedia. This blog is now concluded.
neverendingroad
Sumit. Senior of mine here in K. Famed for his bike trips. Go straight to the Sep 23 entry and you'll know.
Mode C
Nitai. Another senior of mine in K. Very good at writing and other creative jazz. Movie freak. Good place to get the dope on whatever's going on in K.
Whirlwings
Refreshingly frank on general life, esp that of a career woman. Healthy, non-fanatic spirituality at times.
The Raven's Desk
TheBoFi. Even longer posts than mine, and much more thought-provoking. Admittedly schizophrenic. Perceptive and sensitive view of life.
The Purple Haze
ZuluBoy. Evocative stories, deep Hindu philosophy; the mini-Tao of Physics.
Purple Cow
Keerthi. Assorted rambles on campus life, and a way with words. Salinger zealot.
the Quintessential Q
QuintEssence. Rock fanatic, poetry lover, SF freak. Well-expressed thoughts, and photo-laced accounts of life at FMS, Delhi.
Bright Sunny Days
Anil. K classmate. Can give Keynes & Friedman a run for their money when he's deconstructing Economics from a 'layman's perspective'.
Sneha Nagesh
Under The Spreading Chestnut Tree. The lengthy thoughts continue to cogitate (See below), stronger than ever.
Cogitated Thoughts
Sneha. Reading, guitar. Feelings captured adroitly in long sentences that make me feel inadequate. Blog continues in Spatial Chronicles, above.
Aadisht Khanna,
The life and times of. One of the Eldar bloggers on the circuit. With anecdotes, arguments, humor, and more, his is the quintessential blog.
The Pink Files
The Observer. Much Kafkavian allegory, threads of thought, and an explosion of pink.
The Catcher
Learned discussion of everything creative; occasional humor.
Bhavya
Stories, satire, school to university. And of course, food. Nice writing.
Me and My Solitude
Prateek. Good Hindi poetry; bittersweet account of life at MDI, Gurgaon.
Looking for LiFe
Piya. Young engineer grappling with pressures of a new job, yet trying to maintain the creative streak, while searching for the meaning of happiness.
Blokes A Blogin
Very wide knowledge of Tamizh ('zh' pronounced as retroflex 'l') culture and art. Account of life both American and Indian. Often discusses spirituality and education.
My Crazy World
Ranjitha. Practical jokes in an ad agency. Rather obscure poetry at times. Not for the faint of cerebrum.
Dream Chase
Rashmi. Poetry, 'anatomical' analysis of art, the (successful) struggle for a desired job.
Not an Essay
Scott. Thinks much like I used to in late teenage, and still do, to some extent. Critique of school life, and many thoughts on the lack of intensity in our lives.
Arnab's World
Arnab. Programming guru; one of the guys who made blogsnob.
_________ Quint's e-Books
Just what it says. Large collection, though with the proliferation of broadband, most of you might have most of them.
Himalayan Home
Karamjeet Singh. Encyclopedic info on the Himalaya. An itinerant life which is the stuff of dreams.
Stephen Knapp
Indophile traveller. Great photos and perceptive analysis of India from a foreigner's viewpoint.
Pagal Guy
MBA discussion forums. Much more than that for hundreds of addicts. Meeting place of many intelligent people. My nickname is Gwaihir.
As there's hardly ever enough time to sit down for the exclusive purpose of writing a good blog entry, I decided on a sort of compromise for now. Am posting some photos of the places I've been to recently. I'm afraid that for now, I can't tell the stories of any of these journeys in full. That may come later, depending on availability of time/inclination.
The following is from the train that brought me here. Is Mangala Express (Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi to Ernakulam in Kerala). Passes through the famed Konkan coast. This photo was taken when the monsoon was washing over Kerala.
From a trip to Kappad beach in Calicut district a fortnight ago:
The next 2 are from a short trek I went on today. Chembra is the highest peak in Wayanad district, a region of incredible forests (Even by Kerala standards) and spice plantations. This trek was very satisfying, but tiring, as it's been a while since my last proper trek. Part of the reason why I'm not detailing the trek any further for now.
And of course, Happy Independence Day. My celebration was the trek, the first since I've come to Kerala. This was only a few hours long, but after we reached some height, was surprisingly reminiscent of the Himalaya, as is evident from the treeless grassy slopes in the photos, and the cloudy background. As for the gray patch near the left of the photo, that's something my camera has got inside its lens assembly. I can repair the photo, but want to go to sleep ASAP. If not more blog entries, I'll atleast try to post more photos.
Posted at 02:32 am by Solo
Solo October 13, 2005 05:01 AM PDT Thanks Neha, nadir, QE, blokes. Appreciation is always appreciated :)
Neha September 10, 2005 12:17 AM PDT totally wow :) I'v never been to Kerala, but i really want to go there .....
QE August 27, 2005 12:39 AM PDT as susal, i can only murmur adjectives like fantastic and out-of-the-world.
still a beautiful experience
nadir August 26, 2005 02:36 AM PDT Vishal, somehow the kappad beach pic took another meaning, a whole new one, as soon as u put it on ur blog.
blokes August 20, 2005 02:15 AM PDT eautiful. I have been to Kerala too during the monsoons. it is si mply awesome. tc.
