tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post6118293987038929256..comments2024-02-11T08:42:24.220+03:00Comments on My Ordinary Moments: Y is for Yartsa Gunbu: the viagra of the Himalayas #AtoZChallengeArtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-65750558031716449172020-07-28T13:59:41.950+03:002020-07-28T13:59:41.950+03:00Nice....will surely see the Himalayas there o you...Nice....will surely see the Himalayas there o your page...we (mostly me and my wife and occasionally my sons accompanying) did all our treks in self-arranged mode...even for a few solo done by my wife when I couldn't manage leave...<br />I have a travelogue, but couldn't devote musch time to it...<br />Ali Bugiyal is a perfect place for enjoying peace of being alone...another nearby similar place on the other side of valley is Brahmatal...<br />My regards,Saibal Barmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704005563126860832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-51207690007378095082020-07-28T11:05:47.099+03:002020-07-28T11:05:47.099+03:00Good morning Saibal.
I've just posted a new &#...Good morning Saibal.<br />I've just posted a new 'trekking' post today:)<br />Hope you'll enjoy the trail.<br /><br />"Magic chase of magic worm"-- I may steal your words one day to weave a poem around them.<br /><br />I once met a lone trekker in Ali Bughyal (from Calcutta) who sits waiting in my memories so that one day I may write about him. He was so special--a yogi living in a city.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-78868379693085325102020-07-24T11:05:39.757+03:002020-07-24T11:05:39.757+03:00Just have been scrolling through your posts with t...Just have been scrolling through your posts with trekking tag....I didn't know about its YG name...we simply call it Kira jari as the locals say...<br />It was toiling yet profitable pursuit for the highlanders in Garhwal and Kumaon and once I found entire village was locked up in freezing Bagini Advance BC for search of it...greater the height easier to find...in early summer it would be difficult to get a porter for a self-arranged trekker for this magic chase of magic worm...<br />Nice to see it on your page...<br />Regards,<br />Saibal Barmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704005563126860832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-56456082973177739362018-05-07T11:33:26.168+03:002018-05-07T11:33:26.168+03:00At times it does feel like there are soul less bei...At times it does feel like there are soul less beings among us. And then the colours of a butterfly's wings bring back the light and the hope.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-29946130706504430902018-05-07T11:31:50.954+03:002018-05-07T11:31:50.954+03:00A story we see everywhere these days Ketaki--greed...A story we see everywhere these days Ketaki--greed consuming nature.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-44103414396643796962018-05-06T19:50:02.884+03:002018-05-06T19:50:02.884+03:00:D:DMail Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574231572383527950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-29476764743575727092018-05-05T21:44:24.013+03:002018-05-05T21:44:24.013+03:00So fascinating! I thought such creatures only exis...So fascinating! I thought such creatures only existed in mythology! Of course the ending was a stark reminder of our reality. We as a people dont have a soul. If we did...we would sell it - for profit! Ashwini S. Menonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823232637865181708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-38574171093407578292018-05-02T05:45:57.985+03:002018-05-02T05:45:57.985+03:00Wow! " half worm, half plant..." thats s...Wow! " half worm, half plant..." thats so amazing. sad about the greed related depradation thoughKetaki Bardalaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988503382148994670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-33057885086380241102018-04-30T23:20:04.362+03:002018-04-30T23:20:04.362+03:00I was gobsmacked, too-- when he told me about it!I was gobsmacked, too-- when he told me about it!Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-84389199665981000822018-04-30T23:19:34.412+03:002018-04-30T23:19:34.412+03:00Jagat took that picture Emily. My hands look so wr...Jagat took that picture Emily. My hands look so wrinkly...eeeks! It was cccold though:)<br /><br />That bit about us destroying our home--sounds universal.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-83263871971231805092018-04-30T23:17:36.132+03:002018-04-30T23:17:36.132+03:00My point exactly--walking is such good exercise. T...My point exactly--walking is such good exercise. Thank you for your support Susan:)Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-28894591130765985532018-04-30T23:16:11.966+03:002018-04-30T23:16:11.966+03:00Treks with my children --first with my daughter as...Treks with my children --first with my daughter as her graduation present and then the following year with my son when he finished middle school have been the best way for them to fall in love with the India I call home. Their 'narrow' view of noisy and crowded and dirty India changed in the mountains. And more than the beauty of the Himalayas, it was the kindness and honesty of the locals we met on our travels that won them over. This Indian mother feels happy her not-living-in-India children have found their connection:)Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-34721175453573105282018-04-30T23:09:59.905+03:002018-04-30T23:09:59.905+03:00I hope we can change the narrative Shalini.I hope we can change the narrative Shalini.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-42081806574430068042018-04-30T23:09:39.470+03:002018-04-30T23:09:39.470+03:00Indeed Deborah. Uncomfortable truths need to be sh...Indeed Deborah. Uncomfortable truths need to be shared.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-4264704007915027762018-04-30T09:35:20.032+03:002018-04-30T09:35:20.032+03:00Wow! I never even knew this was a thing... how fas...Wow! I never even knew this was a thing... how fascinating!<br /><br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary: Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales</a>A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-26964744015865390182018-04-29T17:57:40.035+03:002018-04-29T17:57:40.035+03:00How cool that you not only held them but got a goo...How cool that you not only held them but got a good photo, Arti!<br /><br />Had I not known where you were writing about, I could easily think you were in Ecuador's Amazon region. Humans destroying nature is sadly universal. <br /><br /><a href="https://emilbloo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Emily In Ecuador</a>Emily in Ecuadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046387339831440902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-11526695401153326482018-04-29T16:26:43.302+03:002018-04-29T16:26:43.302+03:00Thanks for sharing this post Arti even if it is he...Thanks for sharing this post Arti even if it is heart breaking. Your words are not empty. Here in South Africa our elephants and rhinos are poached for their tusks which make ivory ornaments and such like but also for medicine and aphrodisiac which has been PROVEN to be of no use as the tusks are simply keratin.<br /><br />I drive a small car that can turn on a tickey. My husband's is larger ... in fact many cars are soooo big I wonder how people can park them - I'm sure they get cricks in their necks ... but walking a good distance to the mall is good exercise :)Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-6053248319157416452018-04-29T11:53:24.133+03:002018-04-29T11:53:24.133+03:00Mother and son trek sounds amazing. And fascinated...Mother and son trek sounds amazing. And fascinated to read about Yartsa Gunbu. Like all things, man has spoilt this with his greed.<br /><br />Seema, participant in #AtoZchallenge, Artist, Writer, Wanderer, and Dreamer.<br /><a href="https://lonelycanopyblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/yearning-for-a-boat-ride-on-chilika-lake-panthanivas-satpada/" rel="nofollow">Yearning for a Boat Ride on Chilika Lake – Panthanivas, Satpada</a>Seema Misrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418227507024208496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-61453451574158009672018-04-29T05:45:15.257+03:002018-04-29T05:45:15.257+03:00In our greed we are making species extinct and rap...In our greed we are making species extinct and raping nature like there is no tomorrrow; actually there will be no tomorrow for us in the near future at the rate at which we are destroying the only home that can sustain us.Shalzmojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302044512743818034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-20191685577490858912018-04-29T02:44:33.035+03:002018-04-29T02:44:33.035+03:00What a fascinating organism and how heart-breaking...What a fascinating organism and how heart-breaking to see what is now unfolding. It is outrageous that greed is such a powerful disrupter of sanity and right and just behavior. I'm glad you shared this - these things need to be known, and known widely.<br /><br />Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/wonder-manifesto-y-is-for/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-89661585977037412432018-04-29T02:18:18.684+03:002018-04-29T02:18:18.684+03:00Parallel Parking??? That blighter was invented to ...Parallel Parking??? That blighter was invented to put my ego in check---BIG TIME.<br />So compare this. I park five streets away or 300 parking lots away from a mall entrance just to avoid parking close to another car. And the husband squeezes his car in the tiniest of places with one hand on the wheel, head cocked to one side--looking at me with--'that's how it's done'. I used to protest as his showing off. But after 25 years of being together, I just bow my head in respect. (or give the minutest nod to acknowledge his skills.)Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-14798041242732373652018-04-29T02:13:00.548+03:002018-04-29T02:13:00.548+03:00Thank you Shirley. Yes, one more to go and then we...Thank you Shirley. Yes, one more to go and then we'll be done. Thank you for visiting.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-25242249823018212002018-04-29T02:12:13.236+03:002018-04-29T02:12:13.236+03:00Hope I hold, too Yamini:)Hope I hold, too Yamini:)Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-34102428719796952102018-04-29T02:11:39.538+03:002018-04-29T02:11:39.538+03:00Cheers Pinkz. And your kind words and support help...Cheers Pinkz. And your kind words and support helped. I'm not saying it just for the heck of it. I mean it. Thank you. xxArtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958886527937390919.post-31845606373220323502018-04-29T02:10:42.442+03:002018-04-29T02:10:42.442+03:00Yes, It is Iain.Yes, It is Iain.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.com