If you only travel to places everyone else does, you will only have experiences similar to everyone else. After 2 hours on the powerful Himalayan wheels, under the scorching heat of the fiery sun in the hills, a year-long or rather about 300-day long wait and anticipation but sans expectation turned out to be a […]
What to do in and around Binsar !
How about nothing? Sometimes it’s perfectly okay, and absolutely necessary to shut down, kick back and do nothing. What is important is to take out time for oneself. Do nothing. Believe me. Doing nothing is very important. You will then surely know exactly what you need to do. With no Mall road, branded stores or […]
The Great Amritsar Food Trail !
Now I am a firm upholder of ‘eating and staying healthy’ but a few happy days of mouth watering, butter dripping, fat filled food did harm to nobody. 😛 One can’t do nothing when gluttony takes over. Amritsari Kulcha My first hand at the ‘Kulcha’ was at the Bhai Kulwant Singh Amritsar famous kulcha & nan. […]
Amritsar – Historic city of gold !
Golden temple does not define Amritsar. Nor does Wagah border. It is a city with history of warriors and martyrs, of painful partition and bloodshed; of a religion with valiant leaders and gurus spreading the message of peace. Blend old crowded lanes of Hall Bazaar, buzzing Town Hall, colorful turbans, smiling faces, jovial people, a heartfelt […]
Kuari Pass – The perfect beginner’s snow trek !
You don’t have to be a trekker for this. Need not have climbed great mountains. No prior experience required. Two weeks of jogging (2-4kms) everyday and regular exercise and you are ready. This is the minimum. Kuari Pass is one of the easy treks covering about 30-35kms in a span of 4 days and is the […]
Biking solo to Sariska-Bhangarh-Alwar!
Biking is not about speeding at 100 miles an hour, sharp turns, fancy bikes, branded gears or displaying flamboyance. To ride is to feel the warm rays of the sun, the wind brushing against you, a sense of freedom, never ending roads and mental inactivity or sometimes the other way around. Long roads, contrasting barren brown […]
All about Pushkar and the ‘grand mela’!
There are two ways of looking at things. Either you try to see behind walls; have admiration for smallest of things, embrace the new and feel and experience the vibe around you or else you are indifferent and can interpret most things as obvious with hardly any element that surprises you. If you fall in […]
On the road to Lansdowne !
THE LONG NIGHT It was 2 am on a Saturday at Meerut when we were looking for directions. A glance at the android phone and suddenly we found ourselves under the bike struggling to stand on our feet. It was my first accident. Not particularly anything to be happy about at all, but I was. […]
Top 10 must watch travel movies !
While it may not always be possible to travel, a movie is the best way to transport you to foreign lands, live the adventures of the protagonist, inspire you and make you want to backpack and leave right away. These movies are a must watch for every travel lover. It is imperative that you get […]
Trekking solo to Deorital-Chopta-Chandrashila summit!
This was my first solo trek and it was better and much more than I had expected it to be. Trekking solo in India unlike the west, remains unknown, untried and unthought of and hence looked at with raised eyebrows, weird faces emitting amusement and scepticism; and also sometimes with an acknowledgement for some kind of […]