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Kasol: A Backpacker’s Paradise 1

Dec

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Kasol has always been a pit stop for backpackers moving to higher camps. It has shops selling all sorts of trekking essentials and knick knacks. A large number of Israelis and Indians call Kasol their home for a greater part of the year, migrating to Goa during the winters. About the Place: ...

Chandrashila: Trek to the ‘moon rock’

Dec

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter It seldom happens that a place initiates a new phase in someone’s life. It tends to inspire the person in a way that was previously unknown. A trek to Chandrashila summit raises questions in a person which can never be answered but only contemplated. This trek takes you to the world’s highest ...

Ladakh under 20k

Nov

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Want to travel one of the most beautiful places in India, but are low on budget? Well, you are at the right place then. Ladakh is my home town and I’m going to help you tour it keeping in mind your budget. To begin with let me tell you a little about ...

Snowfall in India: 17 Best Places to see Snow in India 9

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter If you’ve spent the larger parts of life in plains in India, or have always lived at its southern tips, chances are your fascination with snow would still be intact. With dry harsh winters in the northern plains, and temperature that steers clear of single digits in the south, its time we ...

Shimla and a little beyond

Oct

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Shimla is more often than not on every tourists mind. We ( my sister and I ) were pondering where to go, and neither of us had been to Shimla. It was the Christmas of 2012 – and we were running late to book the transport and accommodation. On the 21st of ...

6 days of Winter in Himalayas – Solo 1

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter The Beginning: Before starting the travelogue I would like to introduce myself a little. Describing myself I am not the one zipping and speeding at 120kmph. I respect machines and believe motorcycles are best when it comes to explore places. It balances the fuel and fun well. I term myself as budget ...

Offbeat Ladakh: Timeless Tales of Turtuk #TWC 10

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter It was just another day as I awoke to the crisp thin air caressing my hair like a silken scarf. With this new day dawned a new energy as I looked forward to explore the barren browns of Ladakh. Today was special, for this was an escape from the shackles of mundane ...

Decrypting The Lost Tribes Of Himalayas: Twigs for Tweets! #TWC 2

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter As I unrolled the map of Ladakh, my eyes were certainly intrigued by the quaint little village of Dah-Hanu, nestled on the rugged cliffs of Batalik region. Unlike the insipid, Spartan, cold-desert-like landscape of Ladakh, these villages in the Southern foothills along the quiet Indus river wear a lush green colour with a riot ...

My First Encounter with the Majestic Himalayas #TWC

Jun

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Travelling. This word didn’t hold any meaning for me until I saw the movie “Into The Wild”. Alexander Supertramp made me think about my life and where was I heading. Before that, I was a lost soul with thinking of a herd mentality that to be happy and successful, one needs money ...

An Escape to the Queen of Hills #TWC

Jun

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter They say that old habits die hard. Times change, circumstances change but these inner cravings don’t budge. It is that time of the year again when the heart aches for a vacation. It has been years since summer vacations ceased to exist in my life but come June and the heart automatically longs for a ...