The other Side of Himachal – GovindSagar and Baba BalakNath Temple
Our family has a tradition of visiting Baba Balaknath Shrine in Himachal every year. Usually we drive down to the temple during the summer...
View ArticleSummer in Sikkim IV – Yuksom
It was fourth day of our W.Sikkim trip in May 2007. We woke up early and jumped out to see Mt kabur. It was...
View ArticleChakrata – A quite jungle town near Dehradoon
We stayed in 'Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam' thingie . Average property, badly maintained, amazing location, ok priced. Rooms are old and sort of dingy but overall clean. Nice, friendly staff. There are...
View ArticleDilli Haat – Cultural Confluence
Last weekend I was at Dilli Haat and this time I decided to shoot some pics and write a small story. I have been...
View ArticleKemmangundi – A misty experience
Z-point is about 8 kms from the guest house. You can take your vehicle upto Shanti Falls, which is 2 odd kms from the guest house. The rest of the journey to the Z-point has to be covered by foot. Make...
View ArticleCorrupt Yogi at Blissful Shogi
There are times in life when you feel like closing your eyes and meditating away the stress built up over many many days… Then...
View ArticleGetting Touristy in London – London Eye / Big Ben
Now that I have been in London for quite a while, it will not be a bad idea I guess to try and share...
View Articleराम नगर, उत्तराखंड की यात्रा !
तय कार्यक्रम के अनुसार हम तीनों ने अगले दिन गुरुवार को सुबह गार्जिया देवी के मंदिर जाने के लिए अपनी गाड़ी स्टार्ट की और आधे घंटे के भीतर हमने 10 किलोमीटर का सफ़र पूरा किया और सीधे मंदिर की पार्किंग मे...
View ArticleShoghi – Parkwoods Resort
Its an old one but I would try to remember as much as I could. It was Oct 2, 2004 and was a national...
View ArticleVan Vilas Hotel – Bhimtal
Van and Vilas do not go well together. Van means jungle, usually a place where it would get a little difficult to have Vilas...
View ArticleExperiencing Corbett – A half-weekend in January
I reached Delhi airport at night, and we were off towards Corbett right away. Corbett National Park – famous for the tiger, the most...
View ArticleKayoed in Kabini
When my pal told me about these series of wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka, I was slightly sceptical of the feasibility of going to them...
View ArticleJoshimath
...Travellers love rains and we weren’t very happy that we missed the rains. But a cloud burst is a different thing, and the kind of tent Nandan sends us with wouldn’t survive such winds...Drive after...
View ArticleSattal – Getaway Jungle Camp
Getaway Jungle Camp is in a small valley which is not accessible via motorable road, infact any road. The only way to get in is by trekking. Set amid poplar trees, this bunch of tents overlooks hills...
View Articleअनदेखा कश्मीर- पटनीटॉप/नाथाटॉप
सड़को पर,पेड़ पौधे,घास फूस सब लुप्त....सिर्फ सफेदी...चहु ओर... आँखे और मन तो क्या ऐसा लगा आत्मा तक तृप्त हो गयी थी। सनासर का मलाल ख़त्म हो चूका था। सब तरह की(रोड ब्लाक आदि) समस्या मंजूर थी क्योकि स्नो...
View ArticleOn Cloud Nine Atop the Blue Mountains
A car took us to Coonoor, it is situated in the outskirts of Ooty. It is a picturesque hill station and is covered with tea plantations everywhere. As our car drove up the winding road we were rewarded...
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My Honeymoon Trip To Darjeeling – Part 1
Well, this being my first post on Ghumakkar.com, I would like to dedicate it to the memories I collected during my honeymoon trip to...
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New Year in the lap of Nature…Khirsu….1/1/11-2/1/11…. Part 1
I was all stressed and fed up from the daily work routine and it was almost 3 months since i last went to the Himalayas....
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Romford, Canary Wharf, Greenwich, Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus… Phew –...
Day 12 was devoted to lots of retail therapy. We went shopping with my Honey (my mausi), who, as I have mentioned before, is...
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Regent’s Park: Taste of London – Food Festival – Day 11
Today was father’s day. Our plan was to go to the Taste of London festival with Honey (my mausi). She was coming to London....
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