A road trip to Kumbalgarh and around!

I wonder what took me so long to pen this blog. It has been about 2 months since this trip and today is the day I finally get to check off writing this blog from my ‘to-do’ list. Kumbalgarh fort had been on our bucket list for at least five years. We kept procrastinating it…

Apples, Fall colours and Precious Peaks- Himachal!

We were confused about where to go for the long break during Diwali. Several destinations popped up and we kept vetoing each one, until my husband – the Humsafar 🙂 finally zeroed in on visiting Chitkul, the last village of India before the Indo China border . The route we had decided was Gurgaon –…

HOW’S THE JOSH? HIGH SIR :-) a trek to the gorgeous – Valley of Flowers!!!

14100 feet 33 kilometers close to about 15 waterfalls 3 days 2 major rivers 1 memorable trek – The Valley of Flowers This is that kind of a post where the photos will do the talking over my words! The trek to the valley of flowers has been on our bucket list for ages but…

The best view comes after the hardest climb – Nag Tibba Trek!

Trekking is a tacit teacher of – how to lead a minimalist life ( you carry your own clothes as you trek and hence you will pack in only the absolute essentials ) a test of physical and mental endurance how to appreciate the life we lead ( electricity, water, network…) We had been planning…

Trekking Trip all the way through@ Chopta!

Long post alert! Settle down in the sun with a mug of hot beverage of your choice and then begin to read, hope you enjoy the blog! My daughter had been pestering my husband and me to go on a full fledged camping trip for a while. We were waiting for the right time, the…

A ‘Pandemic’ Weekend getaway

The last time I wrote a blog post, I was working from home, now,I am STILL working from home! When we realize that we have a longish weekend ,we do not miss an opportunity to travel. Our equally travel parched friends suggested that we go for a quick weekend trip to the one time Mughal…

Travel resumes after a pregnant pause ( quite literally.. )

The birthplace of Ruskin Bond, holiday home of Khushwant Singh .. I knew I had to write a blog well enough that corroborated the literary legacy of this place- Kasauli! There is something about the hills… Is it the cobbled roadways?Is it the fact that you can savour on yummy food at anytime during the…

Animals, Travel and us!

A casual chat about my love for animals with a colleague/ friend on instagram this afternoon made me think and reflect. I realized that animals were an integral part of almost all our trips. We either went to national parks to visit them , we bonded with the pets on the properties we stayed in…

My list of Essentials , each time I travel!

As a family we are rational travelers – we check the weather forecast and pack accordingly, thus showcasing our blind trust on the Meteorological Department! However, in the past our trust has been challenged! We realized that something is ‘essential’ only when we missed packing it! Having learnt from my past mistakes( read :blunders) ,…

Let the planning begin, soon traveling will not be such a sin!

Traveling may seem like a far fetched dream to a lot of us,especially to international destinations. But do not fret or fume, a few destination in India will give some of the destinations in the world a run for their money. Listed below are few such places and a link to my blog on the…