My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
Hi everyone, did you notice the new page on my blog? Entitled "My Travel Maps', it is just a trial - an attempt - at making my travel entries easier to find. At present, I have started off with just some of my temple blogs, and have embedded the links into the locations on the map. Google Maps being interactive, it allows you to pan over the entire map and look for locations you are interested in. When you click on the locations I have marked with a pin, it will direct you to my blog entries about that location.
Please try it out and let me know what you think. Please do try it out and leave your suggestions so that I can make the appropriate changes. If it isnt convenient, please let me know that too!
As I mentioned earlier, this is just a trial... If it is convenient, I plan to do the same thing for not just the temples, but also all the other places I have written about.
Eagerly looking forward to your reactions....
Please try it out and let me know what you think. Please do try it out and leave your suggestions so that I can make the appropriate changes. If it isnt convenient, please let me know that too!
As I mentioned earlier, this is just a trial... If it is convenient, I plan to do the same thing for not just the temples, but also all the other places I have written about.
Eagerly looking forward to your reactions....
Anu
ReplyDeleteI liked it. very informative and easily accessible
all the best for your innovative step
That's a really great effort .
ReplyDeleteI am quite scared of maps, they seem to be such a difficult puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThats a cool thing... just saw, am also gonna try :)
ReplyDeleteA super cool idea Anu. This will turn out to be a handy utility for people wanting information.
ReplyDeleteGood initiative.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Anu.Good job..!
ReplyDeleteIt should really be useful and looks good.In fact Geo-tags are intended for such applications. I experimented with it for my photos and videos long time back and with good effect. Hope , will find time to do it in my blog too sometime.
Hi Anu, came here through Ashok Banker's site. I'm a fan of his work too.
ReplyDeleteYOu have a pretty neat blog here yourself. I've added you to my blogroll. Will comment on the map later.
Good going!
Thanks everyone... glad that this idea seems to be liked by almost everyone! Shall update it soon!
ReplyDelete@Mridula: I absolutely love maps! have done since a long time...
@Aarti: try it out... its fun to do, actually!!
@Sridharan: I didnt even know of Google maps till some time back... and was rather wary of online maps anyway.... have you put those up on your blog? shall see them!
@Rajk: great to see you here! Look forward to seeing you more often..
Excellent.
ReplyDeleteI would like to attempt something similar.
This is great... Since my internet connection is slow, it took long to load the whole thing but in the end it was a good experience!!
ReplyDeleteI give it my thumbs up:)
You have done a fabulous job!!
GooooooooooooooooD one and imrovising.pl visit my blog and follow.
ReplyDeleteI have also put most of my picasa album on the map Anu. I think it would help.
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea and a very cool Google tool! Have you incorporated this on your Tirupati posts too?
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