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Four Lakes Trail Hike, Squamish, BC, Canada

Slowly, almost imperceptibly at first, it started snowing. At one point I stopped in the middle of a cluster of trees and looked up. The snow was falling, it seemed, as if in slow motion. Some of the snowflakes fell on my face, immediately melting and mildly numbing the skin. Except my group of friends there was nobody around and it was all quiet and still. It felt so peaceful. As Faiz, my friend, remarked later, its for this sense of detachment from the mundane everyday life, that makes hiking so refreshing!

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How Big things get done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner || A 10 point book review

This book talks about the factors which can make or break a project, be it a small project like a Kitchen Renovation or a mega project like building a new terminal of an airport. The author, who is an expert on troubleshooting projects which are delayed, over budget or are just in any kind of trouble, talks about why big projects routinely go over budget or over time and suggests ways those can be avoided.

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Celebrating 15 years of my blogging journey!

I recently completed 15 years of my blogging journey! My very first post was back in 2008, made while I was in my 12th grade. It simply had a list of names of our group of friends. I started off my blogging journey by sharing stories of the activities our group of friends did together like trips, parties etc. Later I started writing about my individual travel trips. Full story here. Since then I have come a long way. My blog (the travel one) was featured on multiple websites and platforms, I was interviewed by a top travel podcast channel, a newspaper printed my photos and best of all I received countless words of appreciation from friends and readers! Over the course of 15 years I was also fortunate to have traveled in 5 countries including India. The others being Canada, United States, Bhutan and Peru. A bit more detailed story of my blogging journey can be found here which I wrote when I had completed 400 posts in 2022.

At this milestone point I am doing a Reader survey. It would be great if you, the reader, can fill it out! Thank you!
Here is the link: https://forms.gle/L222WkTvgY7vG25e7

Some of my popular travel posts:

  1. 4 Days Inca Trail to Machu Pichu: https://razzaqmohammed.com/4-days-inca-trail-to-machu-pichu-peru/
  2. Roopkund Trek Day 4 : https://razzaqmohammed.com/roopkund-trekuttarakhand-day-4-summit-day-pathalnachni-to-roopkund-lake/
  3. USA Train Trip: https://razzaqmohammed.com/75-hours-3-nights-aboard-usas-2-most-scenic-train-routes-california-zephyr-and-coast-starlight-in-coach/
  4. Canada Train Trip: https://razzaqmohammed.com/canada-on-rails-4-days-train-trip-from-toronto-to-vancouver-day-1/
  5. Bhutan Trek: https://razzaqmohammed.com/bhutans-druk-path-trek-day-1/
  6. Ib: https://razzaqmohammed.com/iborissa-the-shortest-railway-station-name-in-india/

Some of my popular book posts:

  1. Jungle of Stone : https://razzaqmohammed.com/jungle-of-stone-book-post/
  2. Einstein’s Fridge: https://razzaqmohammed.com/einsteins-fridge/
  3. Genghis Khan and the making of the Modern World: https://razzaqmohammed.com/10-things-i-learned-from-the-book-genghis-khan-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world/
  4. A History of Creation: https://razzaqmohammed.com/book-post-20-a-brief-history-of-creation-by-bill-mesler-and-h-james-cleaves/
  5. The China Syndrome: https://razzaqmohammed.com/book-post-12-china-syndrome-the-true-story-of-21st-centurys-first-great-epidemic/
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4 Days Inca Trail to Machu Pichu, Peru

As I walked the final few steps towards the edge, the ancient mountain town of Machu Pichu appeared in view. I have watched tons of videos of the place and read countless descriptions but it did not prepare me for seeing it with my own eyes. The view was spectacular. It is not for nothing that its considered one of the wonders of the world.

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Forgotten Muslim Empires of South India by Syed Ubaidur Rahman || A 10 point book review

As the title mentions this book is about some of the most famous and significant Muslim empires which flourished in South India from the 1300s to the 1700s. At many times during the pre Mughal phase, cities in South India like Bidar and Bijapur were the largest and most sophisticated in the whole country. But unfortunately not many people know how important cities like Bijapur, Bidar, Gulbarga were at one point of time in History. This book looks to recount the history of the kingdoms that existed during that time.