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A Glimpse of Serenity: My Kumbalangi Trip

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Throwing it back to 2010 and the timeless beauty of Kumbalangi. The way those reflections hit the water is everything. I can almost feel the sun and the breeze. 😌 #Throwback #KumbalangiTrip #Nostalgia #KeralaVibes #LandscapePhotography #TravelMemories A Glimpse of Serenity: My Kumbalangi Trip Just stumbled upon this gem from my archives and it instantly transported me back to the tranquil backwaters of Kumbalangi. This shot was taken on a sunny Saturday, November 20, 2010, at around 12:38 PM. Can you believe it's been that long? Good old SAMSUNG GT-S8500 did a pretty decent job capturing the moment, even if it was "only" 1.9 MP! This picture perfectly encapsulates the peaceful vibe of Kumbalangi. The row of vibrant green and golden palm trees standing tall along the water's edge, their reflections mirroring perfectly in the calm backwater, is just breathtaking. There's something so calming about the clear blue sky overhead, offering a beautiful contrast to the lu...

The Ooty Landscape

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  The Ooty landscape

Traditional Bamboo Raft - Kuruwadweep

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Traditional way of crossing the river. Tourists returning from the Kuruvadweep Island. Dweep in Sanskrit means island. Kuruva island is around 1000 acre evergreen forest. You need to cross the river Kabani to enter into the forest. Seen in the picture are tourists returning from the island on traditional raft made of bamboo. They have placed some ropes to help raftman to guide the raft. Watching the raftmen (people in the dark green dress) rowing the raft is a fun in itself. Place: Kuruva Island, Wayanad, Kerala, India Technorati Tags: kuruvadweep , wayanad , kerala , travel , raft

Vagamon Heights

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Vagamon Heights is a private tourist spot. Extended in 300 acres of land, this place is a hill exploration point. They had private lakes, tree houses etc. Off road jeep safari in the hilly area was a good adventure.

Kumbalangi Tourism Village, Kochi, Kerala

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Technorati Tags: Kerala , Travel , India Kumbalangi is a small integrated tourism village located 45km from Kochi International Airport. With a population of 30,000, the palace is popular for backwaters and Chinese fishing nets. The best toddy (local wine) shops can be found near the village as it is home of some fine toddy tappers. Seen in the picture is a fish pond in the backwaters surrounded by the coconut trees. Flickr Tags: Kumbalangi , Kochi , Kerala , India , Travel

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary– Some Clicks

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Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary (also known as Vembanad Bird Sanctuary) is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam district in the Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake . Set in the Kerala Backwaters the bird sanctuary is an ornithologist's paradise and a favorite haunt of migratory birds. Geography: The sanctuary is spread over 14 acres on the southern bank of the Kavanar River. It has well laid out paths for moving around within the sanctuary. Beyond the sanctuary one can take a boat ride in Vembanad Lake or along the Kavanar River. Kumarakom is 14 km from Kottayam and 60 km from Cochin on State Highway No. 1. Kochi International Airport at Nedumbassery is 106 km from Kumarakom. Neighbouring areas such as Kaipuzha Muttu, Pathirmanal, Narakathara, Thollairam Kayal, and Poothanpandi Kayal are also good locations for spotting birds. The main attractions are local birds like the waterfowl , cuckoo , owl , egret , heron , cormorant , moorhen , darter , Brahminy kite and the d...

Cheeyappara waterfall - one of the rare falls which you can see from bottom

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Cheeyappara waterfall - one of the rare falls which you can see from bottom. In this picture: Yanshi - My lovely kid, dear friend Gopal. Gopal’s Mom is admiring the waterfall. Click here to read details about the waterfall. Geographical facts : Latitude: 10.072 Longitude: 76.775 Google Map: Directions from Ernakulum, Cochin - http://goo.gl/2ahMP Google Map: Satellite view of Cheeyappara waterfall - http://goo.gl/WT9YZ Related Links: My experience at Cheeyappara Waterfall Viewing a waterfall from the bottom Taking a shower at Cheeyappara Waterfall Mini Market @Cheeyappara Waterfall Water flows down the NH-49 Tags Technorati Tags: Cheeyappara Waterfall , Munnar , Kerala , India , Travel , Waterfall , Yanesh Tyagi 43 Things Tags: Cheeyappara Waterfall , Munnar , Kerala , India , Travel , Waterfall , Yanesh Tyagi del.icio.us Tags: Cheeyappara Waterfall , Munnar , Kerala , India , Travel , Waterfal...

InstallShield Error: 5004 : 0x80070005

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  While Installing driver for my Sonix PC camera, I was welcomed with the followng error. I was trying to run setup.exe. It was a setup program created with the InstallShield setup creator. Error Details The details of the error were as below: Error Code:    -5004 : 0x80070005 Error Information: >SetupDLL\SetupDLL.cpp (1924) pAPP:USB2.0 PC Camera-268 PVENDOR:Sonix PGUID:75438C0E-9925-412E-AD85-D0E71C6CE2ED $7.1.100.1248PAK @Windows XP Service Pack 2 (2600) IE 7.0.6000.16574   Solution After some Googling, I got a very unusual tip from Gonarth . I have tried other tips but they simply didn't work. I as little bit tired, but finally I decided to check this out. The tip was very simple but strange. I tried it and wow! it worked. Beloow is the step by step description of what I did: 1. Opem command window. Start -> Run -> Type cmd and press enter. 2. At Command window, type following command at time /inter...