ASocialNomad's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

ASocialNomad

I'm one half of ASocialNomad - been travelling since May 2014, I walk, take local transport, eat local and enjoy the cultural aspects of visiting new places. That, of course and the local beer and wine! I love sailing, skiing and scuba diving.

https://asocialnomad.com

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Places visited in Kanyakumari, India

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Palakkad, India

Bull Surfing in Kerala

Bold contestants slide in a rice paddy behind two charging bulls.

atimian

Added by atimian

Fatehpur Sikri, India

Fatehpur Sikri

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

mamallama

Added by mamallama

Sati Handprints

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Kolukkumalai Tea Estate

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.

adelinelum

Added by adelinelum

South Park Street Cemetery

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

Added by Vordenius

Karni Mata Temple

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

Murud Janjira fort

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

Sangtoli, India

Kalavantin Durg

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

South Andaman, India

Netaji Shubash Chandra Bose Island

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

Added by bluefish

Dhar Lama Chung Chung, India

Key Monastery

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Kasol: Little Israel of the Himalayas

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

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Ruins of Mandu

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

serflac

Added by serflac

Bhangarh, India

Bhangarh Fort

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

Added by nielscordes

Bommayapalayam, India

Auroville

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

Hampi

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Shatrunjaya Hill

A mecca for India's Jains.

Alicia Bones

Added by Alicia Bones

Chandigarh, India

Nek Chand Saini's Rock Garden

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

Added by mbison

Skeletons of Roopkund Lake

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.

Dylan

Coquitlam, British Columbia

Riverview Hospital

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

morinaga

Added by morinaga

Tongzi Dan: Boy Eggs

Urine-soaked Chinese eggs.

serflac

Added by serflac

Mianyang, China

Beichuan Earthquake Museum

A museum and memorial built amid the rubble of a town obliterated by nature.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Xianning Shi, China

Underground Project 131

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

The Silver Dragon - Qiantang River Tidal Bore

A tidal bore with its own festival.

Kashi Diqu, China

Kashgar Livestock Market

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.

ewayte

Added by ewayte