Facebook Google+ Twitter The view of the majestic Dhauladhar ranges with its snow capped peaks mesmerizes anyone watching them from the Kangra valley. But to experience the Dhauldhars up-close from Triund and Snowline is something that cannot be put into words. It has to be felt. We were a group of professionals in our quest ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter It was the 1st time I had breathed in so much fresh air at once. With mountains right in front of me, trees and roads way below, for those 45 minutes, I felt like a bird slowly making its way through a valley. I had never heard of this place until last ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter Please note: The Holi-celebration at Nandgaon and Barsana takes place approximately a week before the actual date for Holi. There are two villages close to Vrindavan. One is called Nandgaon and the other one is known as Barsana. Nandgaon is Lord Krishna’s birthplace and Barsana is Radha’s (his beloved).  Radha-Krishna love-story is ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter The Ranthambore Tiger reserve in Rajasthan , is one of the most popular reserves in India , famous for tiger spotting. The following is a travelogue written describing my first ever Ranthambore experience. Part 1: The engine roars as we enter Zone 3 of the Ranthambore Tiger National Reserve. Excited , everyone ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter Kolkata evokes mixed feelings in me as I find it difficult to wrap my head around the multitude and conflicting aspects of the city. It is a city with futuristic thoughts, ideas and ideals. It is also the only Indian city that can boast three Nobel laureates and it a city that ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter For Trip # 11 (Yay Me!), I flew to the city of Hyderabad in the last week of November, for another short weekend getaway. I was attending a friend’s wedding, so while most of my time in Hyderabad was spent at the festivities, there was no way I would be leaving without ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter I visited the Indian city of Hyderabad a couple of months ago. It was my first trip to a city I had heard so much about. A city steeped in history, drenched in heritage and oozing culture at every turn. It was a friend’s wedding that finally took me to Hyderabad, but ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter I’m on a quest to Take12Trips this year, and it’s going well so far. After a weekend getaway to Mumbai in January, followed by another quick trip to Mussoorie in February; a day at the Delhi Zoo in March and a fantastic week in Europe in April; Delhi’s unbearable heat in the month of May had me escaping to the hills. Shimla ...