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The grown-up gapper: Over and out Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jan 5, 2009 Photo: RUTH HOLIDAY When I left the UK in July I was a wide-eyed backpacking virgin. I had a colossal journey ahead of me. And at the age of 30,

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1. Fabric: 900 Denier Polyester with water resistant PVC backing
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Taking a break from online life and spending time in offline world is something that I really cherish. It has become sort of a new resolution of mine. Last time I took one week off and this time I was away for 2 weeks. It is fun to do such a thing and at the same time you get so many idea when you are away from your computer or laptop. We humans are not designed to think in front of a screen and I can vouch for that statement.

In the two weeks that I was away I read a lot, met friends, spent a lot of time with loved ones. For a week I also went on a backpacking trip to Himachal, spent some time in Delhi, also visited Dehradun.

Mumbai Vs Delhi:
I watched Singh is Kinng in Delhi and also in Mumbai and surprisingly the experience was starkly different in either city. Delhi crowd was going crazy while Mumbai crowd had more of a "WTH" feeling. I had a blast! May be the Delhi guy in me comes up sometime.

Delhi Rains:
I witnessed the heaviest rain of Delhi and to be frank that was hardly a rain in comparison to Mumbai. Still Delhi was in chaos, the roads had bigger potholes than Mumbai. While everyone was grim I couldn't stop grinning. I guess the Mumbaikar in me takes over sometime.

Dehradun:
Dehradun has improved a lot since my last visit. Bit modern and yet that coziness of a small valley town, that place has a unique feeling. The only crib I have is the road from Delhi to Dehradun (which also takes you to Haridwar, Masoori) is really bad. I guess this is one of the most traveled road of North India still it is in bad shape. I fail to understand why?


Cloud covered towers. For more pics visit my photoblog.
Himachal:
Himachal is really beautiful and in rains that place looks like heaven after a wash. The only colors I could see were the shades of Green and Brown. The clouds had shifted their home to the hills and...

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