Hop-On Hop-Off service introduced for the famed World Heritage Kalka-Shimla Railway line

Kalka-Shimla section of Narrow Gauge Mountain Hill Railways of India is a recognised World Heritage Site

The Ambala division of Northern Railways, Indian Railways, has introduced a Hop-On Hop-Off service for the famed World Heritage Kalka-Shimla Railway line, to facilitate tourists.

150 years of Indian Railways, now on Google Arts & Culture

Stories from 150 years of Indian Railways' great heritage is now featured on Google Arts & Culture

This is a must-see for rail travel lovers, especially the trains or railway enthusiasts. Google Arts & Culture, an online cultural and heritage museum, now features stories from 150 years of Indian railways.

IRCTC launches a New Easy-to-Use Website to Book Trains

IRCTC has launched a new responsive website which is also easy to use on smartphones or mobile devices

Did you know IRCTC recently launched a new easy-to-use website which renders properly on a wide range of devices? Yes, it's responsive and you can easily use that site on your mobile device or smartphone too! Here are some salient features of this new IRCTC website.

In Pictures : Heritage travel pics, post-processed and enhanced in Instagram

Heritage Photos, enhanced with Instagram filters

Here are some of our favourite pictures of Indian heritage and monuments from our travels and trips, post-processed with Photoshop, and enhanced with Instagram filters.

How to keep away mosquitoes and avoid their bites during travels

Travel Pests – The Mosquitoes; and tips on how to keep them away

Whether you’re visiting beaches, monuments, forests, or trying to spend a nice evening time on the patio of your exquisite cottage in the woods, you will be pestered by some itchy bites. Mosquitoes are almost all over the world, and their bites not only cause terrible itching, but also spread deadly diseases like malaria and dengue. So, what’s the solution for this nasty problem when you're outdoors during your travels? So far, we’ve found out only one that’s very effective.

A sunny afternoon by a pond full of lovely water lilies

Here’s something we came across, by the side of a small road, years ago while road-tripping

Mother Nature has a lot in store for us. But we sometimes... okay, more than just sometimes, lose sight of all things beautiful or interesting. Here’s something we came across, by the side of a small road, years ago while road-tripping – A pond full of beautiful water lilies.

Varanga, an idyllic village of Jain Heritage

The Lake Temple and other Jain Temples of Varanga, Karkala

Varanga, a small village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka, is home to thousand year old Jain temples. Here's an account of our visit to this idyllic village of Varanga and its ancient heritages, including the Kere Basadi (Lake temple) and the Neminatha Basadi.