This plan all started with a birthday treat.  It was my friend's birthday, and surely we were all happy, hoping that we will surely get a treat.  Every time, it was the same old boring story going in a hotel and just a dinner.  But this time, we w... Read More

February 2009 - I'd just quit working and was keen to start off my break with a holiday, even if it meant a just small weekend trip with my husband anywhere away from Delhi. We zeroed in on Lansdowne as neither of us had been there and did not know a... Read More

Me and two of my friends cum colleagues wanted to go for a small family week end trip with the objective of pure chilling out. I was always in favour of self driving rather than taking the pain of planning ahead and booking railway tickets.  Initial... Read More

We had a three day long weekend coming up in September,2009 and wanted to drive down to someplace close to Delhi in a radius of 200 kms. After a lot of searching on the internet and asking around, we zeroed in on the Bharatpur Bird sanctuary. The nex... Read More

No one wants to remember a bad dream. And likewise it's prudent to forget the unpleasant events soonest, if not instantly. Though at times, such untoward happenings turn into a blessing in disguise and the end result becomes heavenly. That’s wha... Read More

पहाड़गंज से मेरा रिश्ता बहुत पुराना है और ये कुछ इस तरह से शुरू हुआ. It was the summer of 1947 when Paharganj saw the bloodiest Hindu-Muslim ... Read More

Dwarka is one of the most pious places in hindu religion. LORD Krishna selected this area as his home and kingdom after leaving mathura. This is the place where krishna's friend sudama came to meet him for help. I visited this place on diwali for my ... Read More

Hi, I am Shubham Sarcar. I am a student of Delhi Public School. I study in Class IV. I will tell you about my trip to Garhmukteshwar. This was my first trip without my parents and I was very excited. We had to reach school by six-thirty in the mornin... Read More

It had been quite some time since I rode long distance on BB.  being out of action due to a bike crash, has a damping effect on a rider's life.  The effects of the nearing D-day were numerous... swinging between excitement and some feeling of fear... Read More

It had been a long tiring winter and a recharging vacation had been on the cards for far too long. Sushil – a close friend, suggested a new retreat in Uttarakhand - The Misty Mountains. He had been there with his wife and another couple in his frie... Read More

दिल ढूंढता है, फिर वही फ़ुर्सत के रात दिन ... जाड़ों की नर्म धूप और आँगन में लेटकर आँखों पे खींचकर ... Read More

Everyone who enjoyed the wishful Riding series would know what this means to me. This was an ever present dream, that itchy feeling which would not go away unless scratched. Well that itch has gone away (for now) coz I finally fulfilled my dream! par... Read More

I had to give explanations to Ghanshyam bhai, owner of the hotel Annapoorna in Sasan Gir. I requested him on phone, to book a room for 27th and 28th December night. During our conversation he told me that December end is a peak tourist season. Si... Read More

Thats a long name for a hotel, especially the one which is worthy enough to write a review. And if I tell you that its not correct name then I fear that you wont care to read. But thats what the real world is. The correct name is 'Holiday Regency' bu... Read More

Statistics Road conditions between : Udaipur-Bhilwara - 6/10, Rajsamand - Bhilwara 5/10, Bhilwara to Agra via Jaipur - 7.5 /10  (for more info on " for a detailed note on the road conditions in India,  click on the  link  Mumbai-Udaipur 7... Read More

On our last visit to Gujarat, my wife felt that travelling with little Tanmay was more of a concern for her than an enjoyment and hence the dictum, “No more travel plans, till the kid grows up“was in force. So when I saw her enthusiastically fli... Read More

I visited The Satvik Resort, Bhimtal with my family and my in-laws during 29 Sep – 1 Oct 2007. We traveled from Delhi to Rampur through train and from there on we hired a cab. The road from Rampur to Rudrapur is pretty bad – full of potholes espe... Read More

Sangla, the quaint Himalayan village/town/valley is an over-deserving candidate for the travelogue that I was yet to write. But then between the 'no-travelogue-at-all' or a 'hotel-review-quickie', I am choosing to force down the latter. Procrastinati... Read More

Ajanta Continental is a family run hotel in Dehradun, Uttaranchal. I stayed there for two nights in May,2008 and thought that a small quick review with some pictures might be helpful for fellow ghumakkars. It is located on Rajpur Road, the one which ... Read More

The new New Honda City needed a long haul, probably a more honest statement would be that its driver was looking for a drive so when an opportunity came knocking, it was hard to refuse. We were to go to 'Chomu Palace', in Chomu, Rajasthan (near Jaipu... Read More

Off late, courtesy brilliant travel experiences at Ghumakkar, I have been shying away from writing my own. But to remain relevant, I am rather writing hotel reviews now. There is a lot of good 'room' there, pun intended, so let make some hay while I ... Read More

Our first stop on the ‘Chalo Kaza’ run was at a place called Thanedar, ahead of Simla. We had planned two stops before Kaza and we wanted first one to be as further away as possible since one manages to cover the most on day 1, it is much easier ... Read More

The Planning for this phase underwent many refinements. Golden Temple was a must and a absolute central to this part of the trip. However, with experience, I knew that post-Agra I would need a good break from driving itself. Earlier the plan was to s... Read More

Corbett Ram Ganga resort is a resort near Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). Its a Welcome Heritage property and their website is here. I spent a night there in November 2008 and thought that a quick review would help fellow ghumakkars. Corbett Ram Ga... Read More

Pure Himachali Fun This part of the trip is covered in the following two phases Phase One -  Shimla-Manali Road trip Phase Two - Stay at Manali and visit to Rothang Pass Phase One -  Shimla-Manali 0700 hrs, at Hotel Holiday Home 2... Read More