If it’s not about ELEPHANTS,it’s IRRELEPANT !

Over the last week , I watched – POACHERS on Amazon. No it isn’t a documentary, no it isn’t gory, no it isn’t fictionalized.. what it really is , is a hard hitting reality check about the state of wildlife conservation in our country. What baffled me more was that the facts laid out in…

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 –…

Something about Nepal… read on to find out !!!

After almost 2 years we decided to plan a vacation to a place outside India. However we wanted this trip to be one that didn’t involve visa, paper work etc… after a lot of deliberation we arrived at Nepal. Contrary to popular belief , we researched and figured out that Nepal had a lot of…

Chasing the hills, the winds and the chills kind of a video..

As the sun beats down in all its glory, I ran out of ways to keep myself cool. I chanced upon a video I had shared during the ‘ Dill ki Sardi ‘ earlier this year where I was apparently ‘ chasing sunshine’. Now that my prayers have been answered , it only makes sense…

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…

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…