Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on 01-Oct-2023

Visited Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on 01-Oct- 2023 with Sadhana, Nirmal, Prachi, Ankit, Priyanka, Ishan, Ayana and Myra. Weather was bright and somewhat hot. We could spent more than four hours and could cover just some part of the zoo. We all walked through Giant Panda Habitat, Asia Trail, Elephant Trails, Lemur …

Day 01-10 Tour of Ladakh and Kashmir from 10-Sep-2022 to 19-Sep-2022

An adventure tour of Ladakh blended with pleasure trip of Srinagar and Pahalgam was accomplished with Dr. Ravi Pathak (my cousin), Dr. Kiran Pathak (my sister-in-law) and Sadhana Pathak (my spouse) at almost at the flag end of the season. A sense of accomplishment naturally emerged in our minds due to the difficult weather conditions …

Day 06-07 – Pangong Lake to Leh via on 15-Sep-2022 and Local Site Seeing on 16 Sep-2022

Day 06 Started journey from Pangong lake to Leh via Chang La Pass. Chang La Pass has a high altitude of 17,586 ft or 5360 m above sea level and is the third highest mountain pass in the world. It connects Leh to the Shyok River valley. We spent only 5 minutes here due to …

Visit to Daman, and Gujarat from 25-Dec-2021 to 29-Dec-2021

It was a good opportunity to go for a 5-day family trip during the Covid-19 breather in December, 2021 with Kulkarnis and Banerjees. Visited Silvassa, Daman, Kuber, Nilkantheshwar, Garudeshwar and Kevadia. The main attraction for all of us was to see the world's tallest statue. of Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel. But when we roamed around the …