Hindustan Times
On my first day in Mayabunder, far north in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, I went on a long boat ride. Now, I love boat rides and I’ve been on a zillion, in paddleboats or rowboats on placid lakes. But this ride in a dunghi on the sea was quite something else. Read more
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Neha Dara on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Filed under Travel · Tagged Andaman & Nicobar islands, boat rides, dunghi, mangroves, Mayabunder, Panighat, placid lakes, salt spray
The 300 odd-km long Andaman Trunk Road, marked on maps as National Highway 223, sums up the conflict that is at the core of the Islands themselves — a tension between moving forward and standing still; between catering to the needs of the majority and preserving the character of the minority; between growth and conservation. Read more
(5 votes, average: 3.8 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Neha Dara on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Filed under Travel · Tagged Andaman Trunk Road, core of the Islands, maps, Mayabunder, Middle Andamans, National Highway 223, Port Blair
