Posted on August 14, 2017
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Our next stop in the Andamans, from Port Blair, was Havelock, a promise of a lot of water activities, snorkeling, coral and colorful fish. Also, the day my mom needed her anti-rabies booster, after being bitten by a feral dog three days before our… Continue Reading “Coral present: The Andaman and Nicobar islands (part 2)”
Category: Environment, Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Andaman and Nicobar islands, Army, Beaches, birding, birds, Branching coral, Brown Shrike, Coral fish, Corals, Dolphin boat ride, elephant beach, Fringe coral, Grooved brain coral, Havelock Island, India, India travel, Living coral, Makruzz ferry, Marine life, North-Bay island, Parakeet, Radhanagar beach, Rose-breasted parakeet, Shrike, Snorkeling, sunset, Travel story, Travel tips, Traveling with parents, TSG blue resort, Undersea walking, Undersea walking rules, White-rumped munia
Posted on August 8, 2017
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If you are an anthropologist, or if you are a student of colonial rule and its effects on the natives, or someone into scuba diving, or maybe someone in love with corals, or simply someone who likes the wild and untamed: the Andaman and… Continue Reading “Coral past and present: The Andamans (part1)”
Category: Environment, Photography, Politics, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Aborigines, Andaman and Nicobar islands, Archipelago, Architectural photography, Barracks, British army, British infantry, British Raj, Cellular Jail, Church ruins, Colonial rule, Forest, Freedom fighters, Great Andamanese tribe, Historical photographs, Independence Day, India, Indian freedom struggle, Islands, Jail, Jarwas, Kala pani, Light and sound show, Nationalism, nature, Nature photography, Old photos, Onge, Patriotism, Photography, Port Blair, Presbytarian church, Revolt, Ross Island, Ruins, Sentinelese, Thomas Cook, Thomas Cook package tours, Tips for India, Travel planning, Travel tips, Tribes, World war II, WWII
We went back to Trinidad after 5 yrs and stayed at the Asa wright nature center, Arima, again. A lot of things have changed there in 5 yrs, all of it for the better at the center. One thing hadn’t changed much, the… Continue Reading “Rain trance”
Category: Environment, Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, tropical birdsTags: Asa wright Nature center, birding, birds, Dance, Hummingbirds, Nature photography, Rain, Rainforest, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, White-necked jacobin, Wildlife art, Wildlife photography
Posted on April 26, 2017
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Celebrated Shakespeare’s birthday recently and found out that he invented the phrase : Green eyed monster’ among many others, many of which I thankfully knew about and many others I did not. I always thought Lewis Carroll first used : “Off with his head!”… Continue Reading “The red-eyed cutie”
Category: Environment, Photography, Science, TravelogueTags: amphibian, Costa Rica, Frog eggs, Frogs, Green frogs, Mating, nature, Nature photography, Photochallenge, red toes, Red-eyed frogs, Sarapiqui, Travel, wildlife, Wildlife photography
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