Hills

рдЬрд┐рдо рдХреЙрд░реНрдмреЗрдЯ рдХрд╛ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓, рдмрд╛рдШ рдФрд░ рд╣рдо – реи

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рд╡рд╛рдкрд┐рд╕ рдЧреЗрдЯ рдкрд░ рдкрд░рдорд┐рдЯ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рдпрд╛ рддреЛ рд╡рд╣рд╛ рдХреЗ рдПрдХ рдЧрд╛рд░реНрдб рдиреЗ рдирдореНрд░рддрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдмреЛрд▓рд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╕рд░ рдЧрд▓рддреА рд╕реЗ рдЧреЗрд╕реНрдЯ рд╣рд╛рдЙрд╕ рдкрд░ рдЖрдкрд╕реЗ рдЫ рдЪрд╛рдп рдХреЗ рдкреИрд╕реЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд▓рд┐рдП рддреЛ рд╣рдордиреЗ рд╡реЛ рдкреИрд╕реЗ рдЙрдирдХреЛ рджрд┐рдП рдФрд░ рдЧреЗрдЯ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдЖ рдЧрдПред рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗ рдореЛрдиреВ рддреНрдпрд╛рдЧреА рдХреЛ рдЙрд╕рдХреЗ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдкрд░ рдЙрддрд╛рд░рд╛ рдФрд░ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдХреА рд╕рдбрд╝рдХ рдкрдХрдбрд╝ рд▓реАред рдЧреЗрдЯ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рддреЗ рд╣реА рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдзрд░реНрдордкрддреНрдиреА рдХреЛ рдлрд╝реЛрди рд▓рдЧрд╛рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреА рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛ рдмрддрд╛рдИ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рд╡реЛ рдирд╛рд░рд╛рдЬ рдереА рдКрдкрд░ рд╕реЗ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдЪрд╛рд░ рд╕рд╛рд▓ рдХрд╛ рднрддреАрдЬрд╛ рдЬреЛ рдмрд╛рд░ рдмрд╛рд░ рдЙрдирдХреЛ рдбрд░рд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЪрд╛рдЪрд╛ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓ рдЧрдП рд╣реИ рдЙрдирдХреЛ рд╢реЗрд░ рдЦрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ред

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COORG DELIGHTS-DUBARE, MADIKERI AND MYSORE

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We reached Dubare Forest Camp at 4.30 PM. All our tiredness from the ride vanished at the sight of the serenely flowing Cauvery and the joyous screams of the people frolicking in it. Even before our car halted at the parking area, my first impulse was to rush out and throw myself into the river. But my wife calmed me down and reminded that we had a lot of time in our hands. As soon as we got out of our car, we were swarmed by the locals advertising their boating and rafting rides.

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Yeh Dekh Ke Dil Jhooma… Meri Kashmir Yatra (Part 5)

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This exactly is not a tourist area but one gets to see the actual life of the people away from the gritty nitty of tourism. Common people full of common aspirations wearing tired and sullen faces (a result of not so good economic condition) dominates the scene. Shikara wallah then brings you to Meena market, a group of 4-5 showrooms selling Shawls and other woolen stuffs, carpets, Sarees and all. One argues with them that we do not want to buy anything but the common refrain is EK BAAR DEKH TO LIJIYE…

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Another view of the tree at the complex

Taarif Karoon Kya Uss Kee… Meri Kashmir Yatra (Part 4)

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After about one and a half hour we were in front of the temple. We had been questioned 2-3 times on the way┬аby paramilitary forces as they thought that we were proceeding towards Sri Amarnath Yatra unofficially as the Yatra had not started till then. As we had no plan as such, it was duly told to them.

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рдЕрдиреНрдиреВ рднрд╛рдИ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдЪрдХрд░рд╛рддрд╛ тАжрдкрдореНрдотАжрдкрдореНрдотАжрдкрдореНрдо (рднрд╛рдЧ- 3 ) рдЯрд╛рдЗрдЧрд░ рдлрд╛рд▓ (TIGER FALL)

рдЕрдиреНрдиреВ рднрд╛рдИ рдЪрд▓рд╛ рдЪрдХрд░рд╛рддрд╛ тАжрдкрдореНрдотАжрдкрдореНрдотАжрдкрдореНрдо (рднрд╛рдЧ- 3 ) рдЯрд╛рдЗрдЧрд░ рдлрд╛рд▓ (TIGER FALL)

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рдмрд┐рд▓рдХреБрд▓ рдереЛрдбрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реА рдорди рдПрдХ рджрдо рдЦреБрд╢ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рднреА рдХреНрдпреВрдБ рдирд╣реАрдВ …рд╣рдо рдПрдХ рдмреЗрд╣рдж рд╣реА рдЦреБрдмрд╕реВрд░рдд рд╕рдлрд╝реЗрдж рдЭрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдХреБрдЫ ┬ард╣рд┐рд╕реНрд╕рд╛ рдЬреЛ рджреЗрдЦ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗред рдорди рдПрдХ рджрдо рд▓рд╛рд▓рдпрд┐рдд рд╣реЛ рдЙрдард╛ рдЪрд▓реЛ рдЬрд▓реНрджреА …рдЕрд░реЗ рдкрд░ рдЬрд▓реНрджреА рддреЛ рдЪрд▓реЗ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдЪрд▓реЗ рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕реЗ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рддреЛ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдкрд╣рд╛рдВрдбрд╝реА рдирджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдорд┐рд▓ рд░рд╣реА рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдХреБрдЫ рджрд┐рдЦ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рдХреЗ рдЗрдиреНрд╣реА рдирджреА рдореЗрдВ рдкрдбрд╝реЗ рдкрддреНрдерд░реЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рд╣реЛрдХрд░ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ред рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди реи рджрд┐рди рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╕реЗ рдмрдВрдж рд╣реБрдпреА рдмрд╛рд░рд┐рд╢ рдЕрдм рддрдХ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдЗрд╕реА рдФрд░ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рд░рд╣рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЗрд╢рд╛рд░рд╛ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реА рдереАред

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Ladakh Calling… (Part 3) Sarchu to Leh

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read it somewhere on a board тАЬDarling I want you but not so fastтАЭ so we gripped our nerves & maintained a decent pace. As we started early & wanted to enjoy this particular stretch (Sarchu тАУ Leh) of our ride to the maximum, we took frequent small breaks, enjoyed that heavenly feeling, and experienced the scent in the whistling air. We literally lived those moments, discussing about our bikes, tough terrains & beautiful valleys around.

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Boomro Boomro, Shyam Rang Boomro… (Meri Kashmir Yatra – Part 3)

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The scene was just marvelous and my thought was …. YE KAHAN AA GAYE HUM….. We see pictures of the lake in the news papers or sometimes in television but can not gauge the extent of this lake from those visuals, this is what I think as the mighty DAL which was in front of me had rows and rows of houseboats parked in it . THE HOUSEBOATS WITH EXOTIC NAMES APPEARED TO BE LIFELINE OF THIS LAKE. (Char Chinar, Dreamland, Kashmiri beauty, Gulistan, Gul Gulshan Gulfam and numerous other names ….).

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Surya in Tent at Sarchu

Ladakh Calling… (Part 2) – Manali to Sarchu

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Next morning I was up @ 05:30 Hrs & dived out of bed to see some positive signs of relief but the scene was frustrating & heart breaking. The conditions were totally overcast with little rain. Few Peaks were not even visible & were fully covered under the mist. On the other side of Bhaga River some mountain tops received fresh snowfall in the night.

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Listen to God in the silence of Mukteshwar, Mountain Trail

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The magical sight of the alluring waterfall spraying its way across made our efforts worthwhile. Leaving the less adventurous ones with the children to take snaps and shoot us as we climb up the rocks to a certain height, a few of us attempted the last leg of the adventure. We crawled, pawed and dragged ourselves to the overhanging ledge closer to the source of the fall. The water was cold and refreshing. It was already pretty cold outside with temperatures dipping as dusk was thickening. We climbed down and decided to stand under the fall and take an ultimate refreshing bath. But the experience was unexpectedly out of the world. The force with which the water tumbled down on the head and shoulders was tremendous. It seemed like you are being beaten with a pound of grounded sack of rice.

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COORGI DELIGHTS-GOLDEN TEMPLE AND NISARGADHAMA

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The place has a guest house and treetop cottages run by the Forest Dept. I heard from the regular visitors to the place that tourists were allowed to enter into the river at certain safe and shallow points to enjoy themselves under the watch of the guards. But I found all those entry points locked and out-of-bounds for tourists. The guards at the place said that this was a precautionary step to avoid any mishaps because of flash floods which were possible sometimes in January. He also added that in March and April, there was no restrictions for tourists to enter the river. I wondered how much water will be there in the river then !

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