Timber Trail Heights – Review
Timber Trail Heights is a resort/hotel on a hill where you can only reach through a cable car. How to reach Timber Trail, which...
View ArticleDelhi – Shimla Road Review
Last weekend, I drove to Kalka, rather Parwanoo, on my way to Timber Trail Heights, its one of those hotels perched on a hill...
View ArticleTrip to Dharamshala and Mcleodganj (Part I)
After spending time over there, we headed in a steep path downhill (thanks to the knowledge of our taxi driver), and visited a Devi's temple in the valley below (and there was almost nobody there...
View ArticleThe other Side of Himachal – GovindSagar and Baba BalakNath Temple
Our family has a tradition of visiting Baba Balaknath Shrine in Himachal every year. Usually we drive down to the temple during the summer...
View ArticleCorrupt Yogi at Blissful Shogi
There are times in life when you feel like closing your eyes and meditating away the stress built up over many many days… Then...
View ArticleShoghi – Parkwoods Resort
Its an old one but I would try to remember as much as I could. It was Oct 2, 2004 and was a national...
View ArticleTravelling with the “Shooting Star”
The events that preceded her journey to Spiti gives any solo woman traveler a sense of deja vu where families restrict and discourage solo travel owing to the many infamous incidents known to them.
View ArticleChandratal to Sarchu… a picturesque drive through Lahaul
Just this morning I was overwhelmed to see the abundance that water has bestowed in the southern part of Lahaul. I thought that is glorious. And now I stand awestruck in this dry and desolate landscape...
View ArticleTirthan Valley – Magical abode to nature
This was the day we plan to start our journey for a long-awaited trip to Tirthan Valley (a lesser known place to enjoy the beauty of nature and peace of mind). After a lot of if and buts finally, we...
View ArticleRoad to Leh!
This July, I completed a motorcycle ride from Gurgaon to Ladakh, covering Spiti Valley, Leh, Kargil and Srinagar - one of my many trips to this part of the world. Despite having done these rides...
View ArticleSpiti valley, a caravan diary
Woke up with a terrible headache and nausea on the Day 3 of the voyage to the once forbidden land, Spiti Valley. Outside it was just another dawn in Kaza, the snow is reflecting a tinge of orange in...
View ArticleSolo Visit to Stoners’ Paradise- Kasol
I decided to plan a solo trip to Kasol and Tosh. As this was my first solo trip, there was a hesitation. But then after some homework, I found out a Travel consultant, who was taking a group of 20-25...
View ArticleThe Unplanned Travellers
Harish and I was chatting over tea in office cafeteria and planning to go on a road trip somewhere in India in his car with friends. It started turning in to shape when one of our friend “Vikas” agreed...
View ArticleSolo Travel, Himachal Tribal Circuit – Kinnaur Valley
After crossing Simla and its suburbs, the lush green mountains and apple orchards in the valleys were a treat for the eyes. We had a small stop over at Theog. Rain drenched Theog looked all the more...
View ArticleThe Snow Flowers – Kinnaur
It was raining incessantly. Pouring cold showers had cast a gloomy spell. Water flowed from top of the mountains in torrents, the apple flowers...
View ArticleWeekend trip to Kasauli II
We visited Kasauli during the monsoons this year. The road and gastronomical issues, etc. have been discussed in Part I. We arrived at Kasauli...
View ArticleChitkul, Changing colors and us
Jagdish, negotiated a sharp turn at Karcham leaving behind mighty Satluj which so far flowed along the road leading to Chitkul the last village...
View ArticleMcleodganj and beyond…
26th June, 2010. 0400hrs, Chandigarh Bus Stand. I was desperately looking for a bus to Dharamshala. A kind man told me that the bus...
View Article5. Naggar (HP) and road back home via Chandigarh-Rothak-Ajmer-Ahmedabad-Mumbai
Had it not been for the book, Outlook Traveller Gateways (on HP), Naggar would not have happened. Books are still much much superior as compared to host of blogs and websites. Online forums, at best,...
View ArticleYHAI Sar Pass Saga 2010
As I am back from successfully completion of YHAI Sar Pass trek 2010 SP2 batch. This is a long write-up of me which I...
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