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…

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…

A calm retreat at the Coffee capital of India – Chikmagalur!

Thanks to COVID, the year 2021 is the first year where we haven’t been able to enjoy and experience a long holiday. But we still managed to squeeze in 4 short trips and this one was the last of them for this year. Chikmagalur has been on my ‘domestic travel Bucket List ‘ for a…

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…

Turkish Delight

LONG POST ALERT ! Bright city lights , roads bustling with people, a slight nip in the air and moderate traffic jams – Istanbul seemed like just any other city at first, but little did we know what this city had in store for us. After a quick stop at our hotel ,we set off…

Gushaini – unexplored gem of Himachal!

A couple of months back , my husband returned home from one of his official trips with an in-flight magazine. This magazine had lovely pictures of a little known hill station -Gushaini. Ever since the pictures caught our attention, we were eying for the next long weekend to plan a short getaway here. Once we…

Uttarakhand – Nature at its best!!

Azure skies, tall pine trees, crystal clear lakes and snow capped mountains – does it seem like a scene right out of Europe or perhaps New Zealand?? Well,  what I just described is a shot from the beautiful hill stations in Uttarakand, where there is nothing but you and nature!! Uttarakhand is one state that…