Sandeep PalekarJun 19, 20212 min readPearl of the Himalayas!Nainital, India. 21st May, 2011 Reached Kathgodam, the base for the lovely hill-town of Nainital in the North-Indian state of...
Sandeep PalekarMay 28, 20214 min readA happy reunionShoghi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Sunday, 15th May, 2011 A sound sleep broke at 06:00; Urmila and I went out for a walk in the quiet,...
Sandeep PalekarMay 19, 20212 min readThe name's 'Bond'! Mussoorie, India. 19th May, 2011. After tea and the morning ablutions, my good friend Kaushik and I set out to look for his wife...
Sandeep PalekarApr 9, 20217 min readAbode of the Gods Travelogue, Himachal Pradesh, June 2000. With a sigh of relief I boarded a DTC coach at the Sector-43 bus stand in Le Corbusier’s city...
Sandeep PalekarApr 9, 20214 min readBlyton to Bond... and beyond! It all began on a warm, summer day of April 1975! I was twelve when I was introduced to Madam Blyton. It sparked off a love-affair the...
Sandeep PalekarApr 8, 20217 min readTwice stops a belt - 24th April 2003 Stepping out of a rickety Toyota taxi, I collected my luggage from its smelly boot. The luggage comprised two medium-sized blue suitcases...
Sandeep PalekarApr 8, 20216 min readDown memory lane.Nashik, 8th April, 2021. The date takes me back 42 years! This day, way back in 1979, proved to be a red-letter day in my life. It is...