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After doing my due diligence I narrowed down to Rewalsar & Barot in Mandi district, Gushaini in Kullu district, and Palampur (Dharamshala was added on later) in Kangra district. The idea was to drive…

A few destinations were there at the back of the mind which included Puri (Odisha), Bhutan, Ranchi-Netarhat-Daltonganj (Jharkhand) and the Purulia-Bankura belt (W Bengal). Weighing the pros and…

Meghalaya had been on our bucket list for a long time. We had planned to visit in 2017 August, but went to Sikkim instead. This time there was not going to be any change of plan. Our good friend from…

Just imagine this itinerary: Day 1: 9 hours drive + 5 km trekking Day 2: 15 km trekking + 9 hours drive back home Sounds crazy? This is how our first trekking turned out to be.

About 15 days back we were planning to have some guests over and were wondering where we could take them in this overcrowded state of UP. Dudhwa National Park which was recently visited by a friend…

It’s been now quite some time since I did the Big B trip – Bangalore to Bhutan. Plan was to post this travelogue immediately upon return but thanks to various reasons including work pressure plus…

This travelogue/photologue is all about trying to (re)discover/(re)define/(re)describe the essence of the word "Paradise", as witnessed on Marvellous Mauritius. Why Mauritius? I mean, if somebody…

When the best-laid plans go bust, say ‘aall iz well’ to oneself and something better unfolds. or when you are pushed to the verge of a fathomless cliff on Zoji La by rogue taxi drivers.....…

Why Meghalaya?. Being honest, I had to visit Guwahati, Assam to fulfill some personal commitment and it came as an automatic choice with just over a couple of spare days in hand. On the other side,…

ince we bought the Duster AWD, I had the itch to hit the Himalaya. On 1st March the Duster turned 6 months. So i wanted to celebrate its rice ceremony at Sandakphu. But god had some different…