Chhavi and I are back from Deoria Tal. It was one roller coaster ride from here to Deoria Tal and back. Traveling with a child makes it all the more fun and unpredictable. There are a lot of dos and don’t for my travels. A child makes them go haywire without even trying! Traveling with…
Category: Uttarakhand
Another Daughter Mother Trip on Cards
Chhavi and I are heading out again, this time to the hills. So another daughter mother trip is about to start, It is a last minute trip. Actually my institute declared one full week of holidays after Diwali and it was such a opportunity to go traveling again! We are heading to Uttarakhand. After June…
A Jungle Owlet
Birds (and other animals) are master of camouflage. While walking on the roads of Rishikesh, early one morning I thought there was something irregular within the pattern of the tree. After zooming from a distance I could see the Jungle Owlet clearly. I also knew from that distance it would not make for a good…
My 5 Most Cherished Treks
I need one major trek every year to cope with my daily grind. And I eagerly look forward to it every year. I tried to trek through Annapurna Circuit in Nepal in June 2013 and the next major trek is now going to happen in June 2014 only. Yet I think of it daily and…
Small Things- Te Aroha, Dhanachuli, Uttarakhand
Sometimes it is the small things that hold attention, like a ladybug on flowers, those twinkles in someone’s eye or the rust marks on a nail! There were plenty such things at and around Te Aroha, Dhanachuli and I decided to do a photo feature on it. I start with the ladybug on Hydrangea flowers. The Bath…
Te Aroha, Dhanachuli, Uttarakhand- A Romantic Getaway
Te Aroha is tucked away in a snug corner at Dhanachuli, Uttarakhand. It was the former summerhouse of Asha and Sumant Batra. It gradually got converted into a 10 room hotel that is built with a lot of love and care. And you can see it in every corner of the place. While I would…
One More Time: Why Did I Travel to Uttarakhand after the Kedarnath Tragedy?
I was in Nepal when I first got to know about the Kedarnath (and related areas) tragedy. I was trekking in the Annapurna Circuit region and phone connectivity was not good at all. So the one day when I could call home from Nepal I heard of the cloud burst. At that point the damage…
Not Cancelling my Travel Plans for Uttarakhand
My trip to Te Aroha at Dhanachuli (on invitation) was fixed even before I headed to Nepal. And then in Nepal I heard about the devastation at Kedarnath and in Uttarakhand. Even till date I have not been able to watch any visuals from the region apart from the passing images I saw on news channels….
Waterfalls Near Muni Ki Reti, Uttarakhand
When the camp folks (Near Muni Ki Reti, Uttarakhand) told us we were going to do rappelling after a small trek I was more excited about the trek. I had no idea that the way was full of waterfalls. So when I came across the first one I did some acrobatics to get closer to it…
Screen Full of Stuff!
Even before I started reading about anything related to photography I liked to fill my screen with stuff. For me it always makes for a good picture. Both the pictures featuring today are from Haridwar. We were walking back to our bus after rafting when we crossed many street side stalls. I have always been…