Almora – The place where my ancestors trace their origin too. I have spent a good part of my growing up years at my grandmother’s place in Dehradun. Throughout those years we witnessed ‘Ija’ living the minimalist life, always relying on her kitchen garden for all solutions. She followed a very disciplined life, waking up […]
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Narnia – Sangla Valley in Himachal Pradesh
Narnia in Sangla Valley In September, Sangla Valley was in its full bloom (here); bathing in lush greens, ochre and blue. The Valley now is bejeweled in crystal white, trees have frozen, giving the valley a Narnia like impression and tempting you to never leave. Hot chocolates, soft pillows, fuzzy shawls, balmy sun, cozy spots […]
Lahaul & Spiti
Lahaul & Spiti It was September. Alex Turner ‘s haunting falsetto “That the nights were mainly made for saying. Things that you can’t say tomorrow day” was playing in a loop. We were almost at the end of our journey, circling through the snaky desert landscape, heading towards our last pit stop in the unforgiving, sublime […]
Chandrataal – Moon Lake
Chandrataal – Altitude – 4290 meters. Chandrataal derives its name from “Chandra” because of its moon-like shape. It is a high altitude lake located in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. How to reach Chandrataal – Either from Kaza-Kunzum Pass route or from Rohtang-Battal route. I would strongly advise to take the Kaza-Kunzum way as you […]
Komic – The worlds highest motorable village
Spiti – Komic Village Komic comes from (‘Ko’– Snow Cock, ‘Mic’– Eye) which means eye of a Snow Cock. It falls in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh which formerly were two separate districts Lahaul and Spiti. On the fifth day of our road trip, we reached Komic. The map below shows our pitstops from Delhi […]
Chitkul – Last village near India-China border
Chitkul Chitkul is the last inhabited village near the India – Tibet Border. Approximately 600kms from Delhi, Chitkul is situated on the banks of River Baspa. Chitkul is a valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh and the last inhabited village in the district. The valley is guarded by gleaming white mountains on all […]
Things to do in Jaipur (Series 1) – Amer Fort
Amer Fort, Jaipur What do you do when you get an extended weekend from your underpaid and overworked jobs? You travel. Due to heavy rains in the mountains and the accompanying landslides, we sadly had to postpone our trekking trip and wait for the monsoon to stop unleashing its fury on the hills. With everything planned […]
Landour – Cantonment town near Mussoorie
Landour – Roots and Bones I am a mountain child, born and brought up in the Dehradun, the cravings for Pine and Eucalyptus pollen-ridden air comes naturally to me. This innate yearning for the hills has an involuntary control on me, which has led to some amazing experiences, all of which are here. A recent […]
