Bay View Inn Port Blair

... the most gorgeous beach i've ever seen,the Radhanagar beach is just minutes away.The boarding has an option of a "Nicobarese hut" or an "Andamanese Villa".The Andamanese Villa is the one with the AC.<br>Radhanagar Beach.White clean sand,gorgeous blue waters,Tall forest trees behind you,the infinite expanse of the ocean in front of you.<br><br><br>Day 4<br><br>Cycling, Kayaking, Snorkeling at Havelock Island<br>good food,engaging activities.There is a cycle ...

... it's like a slimy mushroom head that leaves a little film on you. Once I made up the avoid the jellyfish game I had fun with it..all part of the experience, right? Elephant Beach: One day we rented bicycles with our crew and rode over and hour to the end of road, literally. We stopped off to see the area where they train elephants to haul loads and learn to work but the only sign of them we saw was their dung. I'm sort of glad we didn't see the elephants because I ...

... my camera chip's memory but not from Harriet and my memories. Luckily, Harriet also carried a camera and we do have photos of the area. This was the second time that I have lost pictures because of the camera, chip, or even reader on my computer. So for now on I will use my backup camera that is part of the Cannon HD movie camera, I brought before leaving home. You will notice that the Hunt for Harriet in this blog was not taken from Port Blair, but from our last port. Hunt for ...

... the most ill-equipped airport in America, look like some **** from the Jetsons, so I don't know what I was expecting out of Chennai, but whatever it was, I didn't expect there to be a building between the international and domestic terminals that looked as if it had recently been strafed with cluster bombs. I also didn't expect that Kingfisher Airlines would've cancelled our paid-for tickets to Port Blair even though the plane was less than half full, but that's another story. We (or ...

... common on most dives to see tons of barracuda, snappers, jack, moray eels, lionfish, shrimp, nudibranch (which are tiny colorful flatworms), sting rays, and lobsters. It's rare but I did see some octopus, squid, manta rays, white tipped sharks, and turtles. What made the diving so unique was the reefs. It is so untouched there that the reefs are still extremely colorful and alive. Luckily Dive India is very ...

NOLITHA In a solitary cell of the Robben Island prison, a tall, powerfully built man sat in front of his desk and gazed intently at the picture of a woman, nude except for a piece of red cloth tied round her neck. On the desk, neatly arranged, were thick books and writing materials. Behind him, on the wall were other photographs. The narrow cell had a barred ...

... _____________<br><br>-Soumitra Biswas is a Chemical Engineer by profession and works as an Advisor in the Union Ministry of Science &amp; Technology, Govt. of India. He dabbles in photography and travel writing in his spare time. Soumitra lives in New Delhi with his wife and two children. The views expressed in the article are totally his own. The photographs for the article were also taken by the author. Soumitra may be contacted at soumitra03@hotmail.com

... Port Blair is town only when you want it to be. Otherwise it's just the greenery, just enough buildings to make a town self-sufficient, and plenty of picture post card visuals. We stop short of Aberdeen Bazaar, turn right and pass a mosque to pull up outside the Andaman Nest. Basic and clean, the Nest may not give you any views of the Bay of Bengal. But then, who wants to watch the sea only from some balcony or a hotel window. Most tour options gently ...

... by way of amusement. He laughed as he told me how primitive the people were and referred to them as 'human animals'. He said he was embarrassed that such people existed in India and looked forward to when they had all been 'civilised'. I countered him by saying he should be proud to be part of a nation of diverse peoples but he grew irritated and asked "Are there any of these tribal people in London ? No, I think not. So therefore why should we have to put up with them ?". If ...

... me into an uneasy sleep. As I slept, the surrounding air was humid and hot and, during the night, I unconsciously stuck my hands and feet out of the sarong to cool off. This was a bad mistake.<br><br>I woke up at around five, when the sun came up. Anjay had already left to go fishing at some spot where he reckoned the fish at dawn were of gigantic proportions. I rekindled the fire and thanked God that the night was over. Then I saw my hands and feet. For some reason the insects ...