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To Leh by road : Journey from Chandigarh – Srinagar – Kargil

Had a lunch/prayer break at world's second coldest inhabited place Drass (after Siberia). Winters in Drass are cold with average lows around −22 °C and as low as −45 °C at the peak of winter. The...

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An exhilarating Trip to Mcleod Ganj and Naddi

The Commonwealth holidays was the perfect alibi for a perfect holiday in a perfect place. The cool October breeze, sunshine and laziness made us...

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From desert to greens – The drive back from Leh via Keylong and Manali

Almost 350 KMs out of 474 KMs long Leh - Manali Highway, does not have any civilization, although you would find some tented accommodations and tea stalls at every 30 to 40 KM. It is necessary to carry...

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Rohtang La – Ride of a lifetime

I love the name of this site as it defines my aspirations. I have been thinking of writing on this site for long but...

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A Tryst with Himachal !

From Naggar, one can hire bike and go around places, do hiking and on the way visit the famous Roerich Art Gallery. We kept climbing uphill for over an hour only to find ourselves in the middle of an...

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How I Managed To Trek Kheerganga With My 8 Year Old Daughter!

There are two different legends that explains the origin of Kheerganga - One says that Lord Shiva meditated here for thousands of years and another says that Kartikeya, son of Lord Shiva and Parvati...

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Manikaran Sahib, Kullu – A short visit

As heat in Delhi became unbearable, as we gave up on staying alive in the huge bar-be-que that seemed to follow us wherever one would go, and finally as our frustration psyched us out since we could...

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The land of monasteries and mysteries of God……

I entered the 'Spiti Valley - The Middle Land' realizing that i have lost all the contact with the world outside. If everything goes according to the plan, it would be after 3 days i.e. on 7th Oct...

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A Day in the Wilderness…..

06 Oct 2011 Travel to the place Where we spread love,  Freedom to serve And land to move. 06.00 a.m. The sound of the...

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Chail – Nature’s true walk

The resort was in middle of the Jungle area and surrounded by hills from 2 sides. Luckily our rooms are balcony one’s and it opens to the hills. What else anyone want a good resort with a hill facing...

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Tirthan Valley – Mystic beauty for nature lovers and adventure seekers

After our pleasant stay for 3 nights, next day morning it was time to abide goodbye to a beautiful place with equally hospitable people which has embellished a lasting memory on me. I wish I could have...

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The Barren Tribal Circuit

Tribal circuit is one of my best trip I had so far, more than 1000 KM X Chandigarh in 3 nights and 4 days, exploring through the whole of Himachal, passing through two major high altitude passes,...

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Chamba and Mani Mahesh got replaced by Dalhousie

While checking out from Hotel Asia, we were surprised when we were asked to pay the bill. We told that rooms were booked through Travelguru long back and we handed over printout of booking confirmation...

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The 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...

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Solo 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...

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The 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...

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Solo 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...

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Spiti 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...

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Road 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...

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Tirthan 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...

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