Winter endings mark the perfect beginning times for the char dham yatra. Thousands of people from across the country travel to Uttarakhand during these times for capturing the holy glimpses of the Char Dham- Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. I
My ventures in the land of mountains started in the first week of January when I moved to Rishikesh. Staying right next to the holy Ganges with mountain views from the balcony surely gives an adrenaline rush. So, on a
I had read about Nagzira reserve forest while surfing internet sometime back. My interest sparked when i heard about leopard spotting from car last week by a sir. We made a group of 5 and decided to test our luck
“Mahalaya” marks the beginning of Durga Puja and Navratri. On this auspicious day every year my father goes to the Ganges to pay homage to our ancestors. We had accompanied him to Princeps Ghat last time. After all the
It was my third visit to Vizag, now known as Visakhapatnam. I was staying at Sagar Nagar beach, around 10 km from the city centre. We took an auto along the beach road which dropped us at Vuda park on
After an eventful day at Bhoramdeo, we decided to explore the nearby sanctuary and Saroda Dadar area. Our resort manager Puroshottam was very kind enough to explain the details of routes which we could take to reach the village and
I have been a frequent visitor to this part of southern India in the last few years. Yet I was lazy enough to explore the historic side of the city. Warangal (previously known as ‘Orugallu’), situated around 140 km from
Ladakh can be reached by land (road) and air. If you are on a long vacation, you can travel by road and enjoy the spectacular landscapes of Kashmir, Ladakh and Spiti valley. You can either take the Srinagar-Leh highway (Srinagar-
A mountain pass is a high altitude navigable route connecting two valleys. Bali pass is situated between the Har Ki Doon Valley and the Yamunotri valley. We planned to end our trek at Jan Ki Chatti around 5 km on
After the long journey to the village of Sankri we finally geared up for our 9 day long trek to Har Ki Doon and Bali Pass. Our plan was to explore the popular trek route to Har Ki Doon (literally