Off the beaten track.... Experiences of a wanderer

[Lanceman]

Hi guys, inveterate traveller that I am, I have started recording my travels (and travails) and experiences in a blog. Some might interest you some may not, here is the link:

http://xerxespa.blogspot.in

Do read and comment. Also add your links below, would be great to read.

[xl_target]

Our plant is about a hundred yards from the Minnesota River so I often go there during my lunch break.


A beautiful day on the banks of the Minnesota River

In these idyllic surrounding, I turned on my phone and read through your entire blog, during lunch today.
I must say it was a great experience; smoking a cigar by the river and reading about your travels.
Thanks for giving me one of my best lunch breaks in a long time.
Your experiences in Sri Lanka made for fascinating reading.
Looking forward to many more of your travelogues.

LOL, as you have found out from my posts, I believe I have a case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) too.

[Lanceman]

XL, my friend I suspect we are both GAS-bags. I have enough gear and counting, to take me trekking into half my next life! In this life, for the present, I plan a trip to the Valley of Flowers next month and to Goechala (near kanchendzonga base camp) early next year.
I am a passionate photographer, abstract and wildlife, also pictorial chronicles of my wandering, should that interest you here's a link:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/129459215@N08/sets/

If you find the pictures attractive, read the narrative along each.

[Lanceman]

PS. You won't find pics of family on picnic or munna's last birthday party. All taken during my travels

[xl_target]

Great photos, truly!
I haven't finished looking at all of them yet.
The Heritage Mumbai section brought back a lot of memories. My School (Cathedral), my sister's college (Elphinstone)... all those great old Gothic buildings in Mumbai that were a part of my childhood.
I'm afraid that we took a lot of them from granted then.

[brihacharan]

Hello Xerxes,
Simply breathtaking photographs (I don't dare call them pics!) and lucid rendition covering both incidents & antecedents of the magnificent places visited & experienced by you merits to be converted into a "Coffee Table" tome!

There's more to be said - which I would rather do in the cozy confines of my club in the presence of our august friends ad-mist sipping tall cool frothies & munching some delectable kebabs!!!!

Being an avid photographer & writer of sorts myself ....I salute you!!!

Keep them coming Xerxes

Briha

[essdee1972]

I join XL & Brihaji... a big salute, Sir!

Can the next Mumbai CMG outing have a slide show of these photographs along with the man himself giving expositions in his inimitable manner?

[Lanceman]

Thank you gentlemen, you do me an honour

[AgentDoubleS]

Lanceman, what a pleasure to read through your experiences. And some stunning photography. I'll be closely following your travels.

Cheers,
SS

[xl_target]

Lanceman,

I have a request.
When you do these hikes could you post some photos of the actual trails so we get a better idea of what is involved?
I think other trekkers will be looking for information like that.
I know you did that in your table mountain article but I don't see it in some of the others.
Thanks,

[Lanceman]

sure XL, will do in future. Good idea