Tag: India

Lonavala Mist, India

Posted onAuthorBen Farrell1 Comment

A steamy and dense tropical mist overflows, gently spilling down the rocky mountain crest, drifting over cliff faces of brilliant greens and wet granite rock as the monsoon dumps dense rain on the mountain tops creating incredible waterfalls and landscapes in Lonavala, India. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d60446.629541534305!2d73.37670345192323!3d18.757362591427874!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3be801098bdf8145%3A0x696b4a60a5e28658!2sLonavala%2C+Maharashtra%2C+India!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1445423216458&w=400&h=300] Read More …

Marina Beach, Chennai: Fairy Floss & Car Wash

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A vendor trudges along the soft warm sand ringing his bell and carrying a large bunch of bright pink fairy floss to sell to beach-goers at Marina Beach in Chennai, India. * above – a local man washes down his motorbike in a pool of Read More …

Travel Photo of the Day: Indian Temple Sunset

Posted onAuthorBen Farrell

The cows come home, gathering around an ancient South Indian temple as the orange haze of an Indian afternoon fades on the bustling streets of Chennai. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d971.8670957554127!2d80.2054272539695!3d13.005817727716055!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0000000000000000%3A0xc28882d5d3bc2fa8!2sAlandur+Sri+Renuka+Vembuli+Amman+Temple!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1431075819206&w=400&h=300]

Travel Photo of the Day: South Indian Temple Spire

Posted onAuthorBen Farrell

Travel Photo of the Day: a colourful & intricate South Indian-style temple spire stretches up and away from the chaotic bustling streets towards the blue dusk sky. Chennai, India.   [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3980096.6991102546!2d80.20895349999999!3d13.04756039999999!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3a5265ea4f7d3361%3A0x6e61a70b6863d433!2sChennai%2C+Tamil+Nadu%2C+India!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1429884006597&w=400&h=300]

Raining Rupees in Mumbai

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I’ve just landed in Mumbai India. I’ve flown from Sydney, via Singapore and I’m sure the wheels of our plane must have scuttled the improvised tin roofs of the giant slum that surrounds Mumbai airport on landing. Children stare at the low flying planes with Read More …