Posted in DesiPundit, Published, The hills are alive, tagged Dalai Lama, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Mcleodganj, Mcleodgunj, Mid-Day, photoessay, Published, Sunday Mid-Day, travel story, travelog, travelogue on April 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It is 50 years since the Dalai Lama came to India – this is a photoessay that appeared in Sunday Mid-Day (April 05) on my trip to Mcleodganj…
It is really early in the morning and still dark when we set out for a walk. There is a whiff in the air, not the smell of [...]
Once you have travelled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey - Pat Conroy
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing"
- Daniel J. Boorstin
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware
- Martin Buber
A good holiday is one that is spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours
- J. B. Priestley
For the born traveller, travelling is a besetting vice. Like other vices, it is imperious, demanding its victim's time, money, energy and the sacrifice of comfort
- Aldous Huxley
|
