“Visit to El Chalten, the trekking capital o...

I went to Argentina and Chile  from India, all alone at the age of 65.   From the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, I took a three and ahalf hours flight to reach El Calafate. After spending two nights there, I took a two and a half hours local bus service covering 220 kms to reach the tiny village of El Chalten. Of the places visited by me, El Chalten was really awesome and peaceful.  It is a small new mountain...

“India in bloom” by K.J.S.Chatrath

By the time it is Ides of March, we in North India start doing, what the Britishers do throughout the year -  moaning about weather.  I have been noticing since March this year that we do not appreciate fully the lovely colours that various trees in bloom present to us during these months. Let me share photographs of some flowering trees that I have taken during the last three months. What is seen throughout this period,...

“My trip to Egypt and some name droppingR...

Being close to the Mediterranean, excellent fruits are available in Cairo. I had planned a visit to Egypt when things appeared to have cooled down there after some unrest. However just about 3 days before my date of departure quite suddenly on 2nd February, a tragic event took place in an Egyptian city where over 70 football fans  died. This sad incident triggered off protests in various places in Egypt. The Tahrir Square,...

“Travel-Tourism news & some useful info...

May I invite you to take a look at my just started website: www.gravematters.in . Grave matters….matters of graves…graves and cemeteries….tombs and graves…cemeteries and graveyards….photos of gravestones from all over the world…inscriptions from all over the world…sad, inspirational and some with a sense of humour…K.J.S.Chatrath … “No event to mark 2600 yrs of...

“The awesome Francois Mitterand library, Par...

Today, 6th May, 2012 is an important day in France as the Presidential election is taking place. So I decided to put up an article on a French subject. But following my life long prctise of strict civil service neutrality, I have chosen a subject which is totally apolitical. It  deals with  seeking of knowledge in the form of a visit to the most awesome library in Paris, France. On way to the libray from the metro...