Let me first tell all the readers that I got the motivation to write this after reading through many of the posts at ghummakar. Your stories truely inspired me to pen down this incredible journey which I went through, where one thing led to another a... Read More

Krishna said in Bhagavat-Gita: "Amongst rivers I am Ganges" and all over the world you will hardly find a river more worshiped and more sacred than Ganges. In the Morning we checked out from Hotel Shivalik – Dharali & left for G... Read More

Instead of writing directly about my recent trip to Yamnotri & Gangotri I realized that I should give some brief description about the holy state Dev Bhoomi – Uttrakhand so that all the readers can be benefited by enhancing their knowledge ... Read More

Part I covered our journey from New Delhi to Uttarkashi, during May 10. Our first night halt was at Rishikesh (220 kms from New Delhi). On Day-2 evening we were at Uttarkashi. After spending two days there, we moved on towards Gangotri. Let me mentio... Read More

Summer days are here again – with bagful of fantastical to-do’s in the oncoming vacations. I suppose we, who are on the wrong end/side of thirties and already quite distant from the teens’ generation, have more reasons to be nostalgic about suc... Read More

I have always been fascinated by lofty mountains & rivers. But no sooner than this summer, my fascination rose to the level of determination to visit “GOMUKH” – the so called origin of river Ganga, A documentary on ganga was aired on ... Read More

Hi, I am a regular and avid fan of ghumakkar and swear by the experiences of  fellow fun loving ghumakkar's... Though, I always wanted to share my experiences but due to utter callousness and laziness, would never write... , for a change... Today, I... Read More

The cool wind in my face, the crispness of the fresh air in my lungs, high up in the mountains, the sound of river gushing down deep below in the valley, all alone with nobody around me I am in biking bliss. It’s been several years since I had done... Read More

Next morning (Saturday, Day 02), After heavy breakfast of paranthas et al and buying drinking water bottles, chocolates, medicines etc… we started trekking by 08:00 am… surprisingly, the trek was not very steep. All of us were mesmerized and stun... Read More

मेरी चारधाम यात्रा – यमुनोत्री मेरी बहुत समय से उत्तराखण्ड-यात्रा की इच्छा थी और बीतते समय के �... Read More

The past few months have been quite boring with very little action and almost no traveling. The exams added on to the lethargy and the only new excitement came from the horrendous question papers. We planned a trip to Kedarnath, Badrinath and Gangotr... Read More

पवाँली कांठा बुग्याल में रात को रुकने में कोई खास परेशानी नहीं है बस आपको शहरों वाली सुख सुविधा ... Read More

भैरों चट्टी में हम शाम को चार बजे आ गये थे। हम चाहते तो आराम से घुत्तु कस्बे तक अंधेरा होने से पहल... Read More

तो मित्रो आपने पिछले अंको में पढ़ी घुमक्कड़ी की कुछ खट्टी-मीठी यादें और संपादक मंडल ने भी उन्हे ... Read More

हम लोग काफी दिनों से सोच रहे थे कि यमुनोत्री एवं गंगोत्री की यात्रा की जाये परन्तु बच्चों के एग्... Read More

Bamsaru Khal ( Pass ) Trek In May-2011, my company travel club/group sent an email  for Bhamsuru Khal  trek(4900M,  Khal mean Pass ) , with tentative itinerary. Without giving a second thought, I replied to the  email  and showed my interest ... Read More

गौमुख का मतलब गाय का मुख/मुँह। लोग तो ऐसा ही कहते थे, लेकिन जब मैंने गंगौत्री वाला गौमुख देखा तो म... Read More

The planning When my wife first told me about her father’s wish to visit Badrinath ji (after watching the temple and scenic view in a Telgu film) my ghumakkar heart and mind started pumping ideas for another road trip. I have been to Haridwar and ... Read More

Before continuing let me first tell all the fellow Ghumakkars that I got the motivation to write this after reading through many of the great travel posts at Ghummakar. Your travel experience gives valuable tips before planning any travel journey. It... Read More

अगले दिन तडके उठके गंगोत्री की बस पकड़ी जिसने हमें १२.०० के आसपास गंगोत्री उतार दिया, गंगोत्री �... Read More

  अगले दिन यानि तीसरे दिन सुबह-सुबह हमने उतरकाशी स्थित काशी विश्वनाथ मन्दिर के दर्शन किये। �... Read More

टैम्पो में हल्का सा झटका, सडक पर आये छोटे से गडडे में पहिया आने के कारण महसूस हुआ था। जैसे ही झटका... Read More

भोजबासा में एक दुकान पर मैगी खाकर, हमारी पुलिस चौकडी फ़िर से गौमुख यात्रा के लिये आगे बढ चली। सा�... Read More

गौमुख की विशालता देख के दंग रह गया, बड़ी बड़ी बर्फ की चट्टान धारा के साथ निकल रही थी, कई साधू संत ध�... Read More

गंगनानी से थोडा सा आगे चलते ही एक जगह पहाड से छोटे-छोटे पत्थर सडक पर गिर रहे थे। ड्राईवर को जैसे ह... Read More