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 […]
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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 […]
Kama Ayurveda’s Safe and Gentle Skin Care
Kama Ayurveda’s Skin Care If you follow my posts regularly you must be knowing about my trip to Spiti which I have documented in detail in my previous posts (here, here and here). I had mentioned in all the posts about the harsh environment of Spiti, how the sun there is so harsh that it […]
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 […]
Ayurveda for Skin
Organic skin care Having spent a good part of my life growing up in the hills, I never had to invest in products for skin care. Most of my skin fixes came from the kitchen and the produce of the land. Hours of running under the sun were fixed by haldi (turmeric), gram flour and curd paste. […]
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 […]
