04 Apr

A Road Trip to Enchanting Mukteshwar

By Mishri

With all the theoretical knowledge collected through blogs, we had few recommended names for our stay. We started having a look on hotels. First and the very pleasing one was MT- Mountain Trail. Ambiance/view here was awesome. After discussing about the tariffs we moved on to other hotels. We were more concerned for a captivating view rather than the tariffs. We went ahead to few more lodges along with PWD Guest house. But, we had already lost our hearts to MT. So we called back the manager and asked him to book 2 rooms for us.

We parked our car near the entrance of Mukteshwar temple and started taking a walk towards the main tourist attraction point “Chauli ki jali”. After putting in few efforts in climbing the rocks we finally reached on the top of the cliff. The cliff gave a splendid panoramic view of snow-white Himalayan ranges. Captured the “Orange- setting Sun”, did some archery. As it was getting late and the temperature started dropping with Sun, instead of going for Rock climbing we opted to just give a pose :)

Valparai Series – Part 3

By Gita AM

Though elephantine in appearance, the Valparai bisons (Indian Gaur) are usually mild creatures who mind their own business. But which fool would proceed further ‘where angels fear to tread’? After taking our fair share of pics, we did an about turn.

Sometimes the wildlife comes out on the main road, much to their detriment. Wildlife killings by overspeeding F1 drivers is unfortunately all too common despite the many caution signs. This huge deer was standing barely 1 foot away at twilight. I realised he was next to me only when some bikers stopped to stare.

A nature walk

By Amitava Chatterjee

A nature walk through the lush woods will throw up many surprises, especially if you have an interest in nature. That’s what had exactly happened to a team of 34 grown-ups during a training camp on a windy winter morning and returned with loads of memory to cherish throughout their life.

Road Trip – Delhi to Hyderabad – A journey log

By tvsrk

We breezed through to Gwalior and the Road to Jhansi is in very bad condition. In fact, there is no road but a mud path and some small stretches of intermittent roads. We avoided the bypass to Lalitpur in Jhansi and we found it wise. We came out of Jhansi and once we are on Lalitpur Road we had our so called lunch and proceeded further to Lalitpur. The Road to Lalitpur is a good single road upto 60 km and later it a smooth 4 lane road to Sagar. One has to be on constant alert for sleeping cows on Lalitpur- Sagar ghat section. It’s a pleasure to drive on this highway. It was 5.00 pm by the time we reached Sagar. As we were advised by Hotel personnel at Nasimhapur that the Sagar – Narsimhapur is a 4 lane road except for a few patches of diversions, we decided to move further to Narsimhapur and stay there overnight.

This we found to be good in a way and bad in another way. Good in the way because, had it rained, it could have been totally impossible to go forward as we found it later. Just before Sagar there is a signage for diversion to Narsimhapur on the Highway. When we took the road and after going some distance, I had an inconvenient feeling that we are heading a wrong direction, so we stopped and asked a villager who is going on a bike, whether that road goes to Narsimhapur. He told us as that we are heading a wrong direction, and the Highway is closed as for construction of a bridge, we should go into Sagar town and at Makronia Chowk we should take left turn to go to Nasimhapur. We entered Sagar and the people are very helpful in giving proper directions and putting us on the right road to Narsimhapur. It was just getting dark as we headed towards Nasimhapur and our Nightmarish Journey started. From Sagar outskirts to Narasimhapur Highway, t

Rewalsar Lake – चोरी-चोरी जब…..

By SilentSoul

I had fallen in love with Rewalsar Lake when I saw Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s film “KAREEB”. I had travelled on Manali route many times, but no one ever told me about this lake. After seeing Kareed, in 2004 I alongwith Laxman while coming back from
Jwalaji visited this beautiful lake and missed our families then.

Rewalsar lake is initially connected to Lomash Rishi, who had been searching for a place for his tapasya, and who was told by Lord Shiva about Rewalsar, which is abode of gods and various gods reside there as flowers, trees, fishes and water bodies. Rishi Lomash came to Rewalsar and did his penance. There is an ancient temple of Lomash Rishi on the bank of the lake, and perahps the first ever temple here.

Walking The Royal Mile

By Shubham

Each floor had a different theme of illusions. I liked the floor with 3D illusions the best. There were a lot of interactive illusions as well. And the best part? They encouraged you to touch everything! The Mirror Maze was also fun. My mom kept walking into the mirrors, and I finally had to go in and help her get out.

Valparai Series – Part 2

By Gita AM

The estates brought prosperity for the new settlers but ‘development’ also meant massive deforestation of once pristine forests with the attendant depletion of indigenous fauna and flora. In those days
of abundant natural wealth, this was not a matter of concern.

In recent times, the Nature Conservation Foundation – an NGO, has engaged the estates in a successful conservation programme to maintain wildlife corridors and regenerate the forest. Consequently, you never quite know who you might meet in and around those Valparai tea gardens!

केदार यात्रा: ऋषिकेश – रुद्रप्रयाग – केदारनाथ

By Vipin

आज सुबह करीब 2 बजे अलार्म बजने से पहले ही मेरी आँख खुल गयी, लगता था जैसे हमारे मच्छर मित्र भी चाहते थे कि…

Valparai Series – Part 1: An Introduction

By Gita AM

Green Hills has a restaurant that is dingy and uninviting but their food is delicious. Some of the home stays provide meals, some do not have this facility. There are several restaurants, food stalls and messes along the one and only main road where you can enjoy a cheap and delicious meal. Besides this there are umpteen bakeries serving hot snacks, cakes and locally grown tea. The problem arises for strict vegetarians who will not eat vegetarian food in a non veg establishment, and as we all know there are many such good folk not just in Tamil Nadu but all over India. I have seen only one place near the Gandhi Bus Stand – the Sabari Mess – which proclaims itself to be “Veg Only“. No personal experience but you can not go too wrong with the local food. We dined at the Plaza on the main road opposite the Police Station. It was consistently good with excellent service and spotlessly clean. For us, once we are on to a good thing, we are reluctant to experiment with something new so as with the home stay, the staff at Plaza now also treat us as long lost friends. I did notice a Mary Matha Mess in the adjoining building on the first floor which seemed to be popular. Mess in these parts means restaurant or a place where meals are served.

Scotland – Touring Edinburgh Castle

By Shubham

We were told that the Queen was coming to Edinburgh the next day, and the Palace was being spruced up. Since this was our last day in Edinburgh, we would be missing that (not that she was inviting us to tea or anything like that). We would, at best, have got to see her motorcade.

Himachal Yatra – Palampur Tea Gardens

By SilentSoul

Snowline is the mark from where above, snow remains unmelted even during summers. Normally snowline starts from 4000 meters. I had seen Dhauladhar range in peak summer months of June and everytime I was baffled by its unparalleled beauty. But for the first time Dhauladhar disappointed us. There were barren peaks without any trace of snow. It seems the global warming has already killed Dhauladhar’s beauty.

माता वैष्णोदेवी यात्रा भाग -५ (धनसर बाबा, झज्जर कोटली, कोल कंडोली)

By Praveen Gupta

हम लोग करीब नो बजे कटरा से १७ किलोमीटर का सफर तय करके बाबा धनसर पहुँच जाते हैं. सड़क से करीब २०० मीटर पैदल उतराई करके हम लोग बाबा धनसर के धाम पहुँच जाते हैं. यह क्षेत्र बहुत ही सुरम्य स्थान पर पहाडियों के बीच जंगल से घिरा हुआ हैं. एक छोटी सी झील हैं जिसमे एक झरना लगातार गिरता रहता हैं. एक और एक गुफा बनी हुई हैं जिसमे शिव लिंगम के रूप में भगवान शिव विराजमान हैं. झील में कहा जाता हैं की साक्षात् शेषनाग वासुकी विराज मान हैं. यंही पर ही उनका एक मंदिर भी बना हुआ हैं.पौरौनिक विश्वास हैं की जब भगवान शिव, माता पार्वती के साथ, उन्हें अमर कथा सुनाने के लिए अमरनाथ जी की गुफा की और जा रहे थे, तब भगवान शिव ने अपने नागराज वासुकी को यंही पर छोड़ दिया था. नागराज वासुकी एक मनुष्य के रूप में यंही पर रहने लगे थे. उनका नाम वासुदेव था. बाबा धनसर इन्ही वासुदेव के पुत्र थे. कंही से एक राक्षस यंहा पर आ गया था. और इस क्षेत्र के लोगो को परेशान करने लगा था. तब बाबा धनसर ने भगवान शिव की तपस्या की थी. भगवान शिव ने उनकी तपस्या से प्रसन्न होकर यंहा पर उस राक्षस का संहार किया था. बाबा के आग्रह पर भगवान शिव यंही पर विराजमान हो गए थे. यंहा पर स्थित झील पवित्र मानी जाती हैं. एक झरना लगातार प्रवाहित होता रहता हैं. इस झील में नहाना शुभ नहीं माना जाता हैं. कभी कभी इस झील के स्वच्छ जल में नागों की आकृति भी दिखाई देती हैं. हर वर्ष यंहा पर, महाशिवरात्रि के अवसर पर भगवान शिव और धनसर बाबा की याद में एक वार्षिक महोत्सव व मेले का आयोजन होता हैं .

1 Evershine Resort & Spa Kids’ day out to Mahabaleshwar

Mahabaleshwar always feels refreshing compared to crowded city destinations. We recently stayed at Evershine Resort & Spa and really enjoyed the peaceful environment.
2 track period Munsyari – The final destination

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3 himanshu Mighty Mcllo – A Journey to the Little Lhasa

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4 PRASHANT DIXIT Delhi to haridwar – alternate route

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5 My Dream India Tour The Sundarbans : A long cherished dream

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6 hire himachal cab At Kedarnath Dham – The holy town

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7 TrekUpIndia Munsyari – The final destination

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8 himalayanwheels Along the old silk route – East Sikkim

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