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Hampi - A Magnificent Era

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Enchanting Hampi!! There is a perfect tagline for this place .. No one can visit just once!!  Yes, yes, now don't you smirk, I just borrowed it from them, the chips company! Ever since I was a child, Ruins, History, Stories, old structures, and the heavy word 'Archaeology' fascinated me. For a very long time I wanted to be an Archaeologist, I still want to be one, In my mind I am already one! But in reality I am doing what I love! Let's start with a little history, you view a place with more respect and awe when know about the past.  Let me throw in some philosophy here, "The Scars on the body may look ugly, but once you know the story behind them, the Scar no longer are Scars, they become experience, they become witness to the struggle towards life." The Group of Monuments of Hampi were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in Danger on 30th Nov 1999. On 10th July 2006, Hampi was removed from the "in Danger" list and included as World Hertiage...
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Travel - Alone on Street!

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Travel is an essential part of our life's! In fact if you see it at a deeper level, life in itself is a journey. A journey we begin with unknown and close it with a kaleidoscope of stories.  Stories which we create during our journey and that is what matters when we are standing at the horizon of life and looking back on the road we took, the milestone of our life, our happy times and the not so happy times. We all want to have a journey which shows what an eventful life we lived. Here is a small milestone story of mine!! Alone on the street!! My first trip alone on the streets was an early morning trip to Charminar, back in 2016! On a cool morning in March at 5:30am I ventured out for the first time. With a scarf and my camera bag, I felt like a warrior who is out to attack the "I don't know what", but that is how I thought of it.  When I reached the place the sun had already woken up, saying hellos to all..... with almost no vehicle traffic and no sound of s...
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