The Road To Valley of Flowers
No human soul lives around the valley though it is not soulless completely! The valley remained unknown to the world until 1931, when arrived there like Alice in Wonderland, six British Mountaineers,...
View ArticleTrip to Mangalore from Goa – Compact Travel Guide
After having explored most nearby places in Maharashtra, we decided to go the other neighbor – Karnataka. After my research on Google, I thought Mangalore was the closest fit to our ‘Travel criteria’.
View ArticleAn encounter with nature : Camp Chrysalid, Junga I
morning freshness of the hills greets you from all over your surroundings and now you experiencing all this with a cup of tea holding with both your hands, in the semi open dining area of the camp,...
View ArticleGiraffe Centre and Nairobi Town
One of the engaging and delightful thing you can do there is to feed those animals with your own hands. Of course you cannot just make them eat anything of your choice, the volunteers roaming around...
View ArticleVaishnodevi Shrine – A Ghumakkar’s journey for quick darshan
Man proposes, God disposes – that’s what the famous proverb says. That again proved true for me during my trip to Vaishnodevi and Himachal Pradesh during the end of September 2015. Looking at the...
View ArticleChamba 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...
View ArticleSeeking Solace at Mashobra (Himachal Pradesh)
I feel complete satisfaction and solace from all the worries and lines from Ruskin Bond’s Rain in the mountains echoed in the background “ I am still on my zigzag way, pursuing the diagonal between...
View ArticleTrek to DudhSagar Falls: Trek along the Railway Track
We hired a place to sleep at night near the beach only, 600 rs per day and then left to explore the night life of GOA. We left for the Anjuna beach where there is a secret pub called Curley's. You can...
View ArticleWeekend getaway to Pangot
But suddenly the guide told the driver to stop and he started throwing search light in the jungle. I thought that it would be a mountain goat again so I didn't take any much interest but the guide...
View ArticleTrip to Lassen National Park, Mount Shasta and Half Moon Bay, CA
We reached Shasta around 3.30 pm. It is a very small town and I must say a weird place. The downtown market had numerous gift shops but unlike any other place, these gift shops were actual selling...
View ArticleNamdapha National Park | Arunachal Pradesh
We entered to a zone where no mobile network was available. In the jungles, we were cut off from rest of the world. Oh, it’s not only that, we were cut off from electricity too! Yet we were so engaged...
View ArticleKolkata-Sikkim-Darjeeling trip
After all this, the last thing on our list was a visit to some tea estate in Darjeeling. To go there was one part of the pleasure and the next best part was to sip a hot n nice cup of tea there! It was...
View ArticleMesmerising Melbourne
Though Melbourne doesn’t have any iconic claim to fame, its ‘liveability’ is one of its greatest attractions. It’s a laid-back city with an endearing mix of old and new-world charm… an easy-going, yet...
View ArticleConquering the World on my Honda Activa-Trip to BADRINATH-AULI
I along with my friend Kaushik started for a ride we were not sure we will be able to complete...
View ArticleAlong the old silk route – East Sikkim
The entire zigzag road was blocked with snow. We were the only souls from far off plain lands stuck in the midst of old silk route, completely disconnected from the outside world and covered in a thick...
View ArticleBadrinath Temple – One of the Holiest Dham in India
Holy Badrinath Temple, one of the Char (four) Dham (pilgrimage centre) in India, is the temple of Lord Vishnu in Uttarakhand. Nestled in the lap of Himalayan mountain ranges, this colourful temple...
View ArticleDelhi to Gangotri, peace at Gaumukh
You are covered by Mountains on either side and from front Gangotri Glacier. We spent close to 1 hrs. at Gaumukh.After taking chilly holy dip at Gaumukh we decided to return. On this stretch, returning...
View ArticleVisting Mirik, West Bengal
almost fully broken road with a 20/25 degree continuous elevation, occasionally screeching of clutch and tyre enabled me to stop and offload heads. It succeeded for a while but finally around 6/7 kms...
View ArticleEthereal North East: Trip to Guwahati, Shillong and Cherrapunji
We woke up early next morning as per our itinerary with excitement to experience some of the grandest waterfalls of the region. We started by witnessing the famous Elephant Falls in Shillong, The falls...
View ArticleHimachal – Shimla, Sarahan, Sangla Valley
Sangla is also famous for Kamru Fort. This fort is like a tower dedicated to Kamakshi Temple. The Goddess idol was brought from Guwahati (Assam). We braced ourselves and took to steep climb of stairs....
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