The hectic work schedules often don’t leave the five of us with too much of family time. If you have been following my blog, you must have noticed in my previous posts that mountains are my landscape of choice (you can read about them here). My parents prefer skipping the harsh winter months of the […]
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The Best Skin Care product from Kiehl’s
The Best Skin Care from Kiehl’s If you are a frequent reader of my blog, you already know that when it comes to skin care how much I love the natural and organic skincare products and of course the Holy grail of Skin Care – Essential oils. You can read about my skincare routine here and here […]
Almora – Tamta Copperware Craft
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
