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…
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The Walk to the Old Dhanachuli Village, Uttarakhand
On my first day at Te Aroha, Sumant asked me if I would like to go for a walk to the old Dhanachuli Village the next morning. I was game for it, after all I had just come back after trekking in Nepal. We were also starting leisurely after the breakfast. For breakfast I had…
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….