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Leaving Munsyari – The long drawn route

So with full gusto, I rev-ed the engine and started back amid beautiful landscapes, away from the thoughtful and calm gaze of Panchachuli, the peak which was in the back yard of our stay. The journey...

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A Little peace and quiet…

If one is resides in any of the blooming cities in India, one would realize the importance of peace and quiet. Whether it is the constant buzzing of the phone or of the doorbell, there is hardly any...

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Delhi – Rishikesh – New Tehri – Chamba – Dhanaulti – Mussoorie – Dehradun –...

We both decided to ride for about 100 KM further on the hills towards New Tehri to have a look at the Tehri Dam and the huge man made lake it had created. We reached New Tehri at around 8:30 AM. It was...

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Lebanon – Baalbek & blue river

So there was Baal Temple, there was Jupiter, Fire, Moon, Mars and other temples which were there before Romans and before pheonician re-built them ! I was thinking was it some distorted form of Shakta...

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यमुनोत्री यात्रा- हनुमानचट्टी से यमुनोत्री

यहां मुख्य मन्दिर के बराबर में ही एक गुफा है। इस गुफा में सालों से एक महाराज जी रहते हैं। वे कभी नीचे नहीं जाते, सर्दियों में कपाट बन्द होने के बाद भी। अकेले ही रहते हैं। कहा जाता है कि नीचे जाना तो...

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Kanha Tiger Reserve: Call of the wild

Like in party after eating every crap we go for some delicious, mouth watering sweets, so here in the similar fashion I am going to present you the king of the forest, the nocturnal, the royal, the...

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Vaishno Devi Yatra – A Pilgrim’s Progress

Even appointments with gods come with privilege. A pilgrim with VIP pass could bypass all number and answer his/her calling with a privilege which a poor barefoot pilgrim couldn’t even dream of. An...

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Ghumakkar inspired trip to Renukaji

Darkness soon settled in as the lake waters caught the last rays of the fading sunrays and it was time to get back to the hotel. We pedalled to the shore and receded to our hotel and anchored ourselves...

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From Kolkata to Mandarmoni Beach (December 2009) – Road Review and Trip Report

Kolkata has a lot of places within the proximity of 4-5 hours that could be considered as ideal places, for thoroughly enjoying weekends with total peace of mind far away from the hustle and bustle of...

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AN ANNUAL DATE WITH OOTY

We stuck to our usual route of  Tiruppur-Mettupalayam-Kotagiri route for the onward journey to Ooty  and the Ooty-Coonoor-Mettupalayam-Tiruppur route for the return journey. The Kotagiri route has...

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Rediscovering Mussoorie

Being the nature lover’s that we are, we first went for a walk on Camel’s Back road. Camel’s Back road is a long winding road frequented by nature lovers who visit this place for their morning and...

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अनजान सफ़र : दिल्ली –यमुनोत्री –उत्तरकाशी

जानकारी मिली की पहले यमनोत्री जाओ फिर गंगोत्री फिर बद्रीनाथ और केदारनाथ. श्याम को वो सज्जन भी आ गए जो मसूरी से पैसे लाये थे, अच्छा ये बता दूँ की उत्तराखंड मे बसे तडके निकाल पड़ती है कियु की रूट लम्बा...

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Everest Base Camp & Kalapatthar Expedition

Many mountains like Thamsekru, Ama Dablam now accompanying is for next 4 -5 days. After lunch again it’s a tough climb till Tengobche. Huffing and puffing are part of life but have only one aim to...

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Kashmir- Paradise regained : Day 5 & 6

We had a fantastic morning in store for us. We assembled at a small pier. At Rs. 300 per head many of us had a go at water surfing. We have to stand atop a small plank which is tied to a pair of ropes....

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Paradise regained : Day 7, 8 & 9

It was 4.30 AM and hot tea was waiting for us. By the time we left Pahalgam it was 5.30 AM. Katra is a good 280 KMs away. We stopped around 8.30 AM for breakfast. A warm welcome was given to the hot...

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Road trip to Naukuchiatal and Mukteshwar

We  explored the property the first day and was happy to see that apart from a TT table and carrom board, the resort has a gym and two pool tables. My husband and son  played a few games of TT and...

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अनजान सफ़र : उत्तरकाशी –गंगोत्री –गौमुख

गंगोत्री हिंदुओं के पावन चार धामों मे से एक है इसका धार्मिक और सांस्कृतिक महत्व सभी को आलौकिक करता है धार्मिक संदर्भ के अनुसार राजा सगर ने देवलोक पर विजय प्राप्त करने के लिये एक यज्ञ किया यज्ञ का घोडा़...

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अनजान सफ़र : गंगोत्री – श्रीनगर –पौड़ी –यात्रा का समापन

“मंदिर का निर्माण एक पवित्र शिला पर हुआ है जहां परंपरागत रूप से राजा भागीरथ, महादेव की पूजा किया करते थे। यह वर्गाकार एवं छोटा भवन 12 फीट ऊंचा है जो शीर्ष पर गोलाकार है जैसा कि पहाड़ियों के मंदिरों में...

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Dayara Bugyal – Part1/2

We finally started at 5:45 AM and straight hit the road to Gangotri. The twists and turns were churning my stomach and sleep was dozing me off. I got woken up couple of times due to being thrown away...

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Dayara Bugyal – Part 2/2

Our trail was up and down over stones, tree trunks and crossing a couple of streams. We even witnessed last patch of ice around the streams. Arjun showed me how the place must be buried under snow as...

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