Our boat reached the dive point which was Madivaru Corner, famous world wide for Hammerhead Sharks. The wait was finally going to be over. It was only possible because of my passion for diving and in couple of minutes I was about to begin the dive. On the way to the diving site, the diving…
Following my passion of Diving – Location: Maldives (Part-3)
My hopes were shattering as the clock was heading towards night… Rain was getting heavier and heavier, the quantum was so much that, there was water logging outside the hotel and at nearby streets. My heart was beating fast and mood was anxious. Mind was refusing chance of diving tomorrow but heart was keeping hope…
Following my passion of Diving – Location: Maldives (Part-2)
I could not understand the decision of my fate. The weather has completely changed, from bright sunny afternoon, it was now raining and windy. It is possible to dive during rains but not during windy weather but still I kept my hopes high and marched towards dive centre. It was drizzling and so I managed…
Following my passion of Diving – Location: Maldives (Part-1)
While watching sunset from the bridge, on first day of my trip at Sun Island Resort, I had prepared itinerary for the next day which included my passion “Scuba Diving”. Before moving back to resort, as per plan, I visited the in-house dive shop located at the end of bridge. I inquired the manager on…
Picture perfect end of Day-1 @ The Sun Island Resort – Audio Visual Journey
I had to end my canoe ride early, because it was time for Sun to say “Goodbye” for the day and I had already shortlisted the place at the island to witness the beauty. So, without wasting more time, I came back to the starting point, handed over the canoe and marched towards the wooden…
Day-1 @ The Sun Island Resort – Canoeing Fun
Canoeing Fun The water sports point was very far from my room since it was located at the other end of the island and it virtually took more than 20 minutes to reach that point, but since ambiance of resort was good, so the time passed but thought of walking back after canoeing was horrifying….
Day-1 @ The Sun Island Resort – Exploring Resort
I had booked two types of rooms for my stay, for half part of stay I opted for beach rooms and for another half I had opted for water villa. Being a backpacker, I tried to minimize the cost and enjoy the maximum. So, for first half of my stay room number 461 was waiting…
The Battle of Laungewala….Untold history Part-4
To be continued… Fencing was also visible at gaps. He explained that, these fences were used as marking for land mines at the time when bunkers were in use, after the purpose was over, the area was cleared of from land mines and fencing was left. Now, only few patches of fencing could be seen…
The Battle of Laungewala….Untold history Part -3
The story is not over yet….sounds interesting !!!! The above two stories have been sourced from the archives available at the war museum and I thought that the story is complete. But then, coincidentally, I met a native of Laungewala and during discussion with him, I got to know that the story as read by…
The Battle of Laungewala….Untold history Part -2
The story is not over yet…. The story of Laungewala Battle does not get over at the Laungewala but it was stretched to BOP 638 which stands for Border Pillar no. 638. Lets dive into the untold, unheard part of this battle – Second Part – The Battle of BOP 638 Pakistan army was returning…