Hills

Paradise regained : Day 7, 8 & 9

By Sundar

It was 4.30 AM and hot tea was waiting for us. By the time we left Pahalgam it was 5.30 AM. Katra is a good 280 KMs away. We stopped around 8.30 AM for breakfast. A warm welcome was given to the hot paranthas. It is a shame that we did not get to taste the popular local “Rajma Chawal” during our trip.

Hundred in Gangtok – Part 2

By Deependra Solanky

Very soon we hit the Sevoke town and surroundings change dramatically. For first time we saw mighty Teesta river as it was flowing on right side of the road. On left side of the road were hills. The view was very beautiful and everybody in the bus was astonished. It was hard to believe the change of surroundings so sudden. As the bus was moving towards Gangtok on scenic NH 31A, we were enjoying the green hills, Teesta river running side by side and also the beautiful rainy weather.

Everest Base Camp & Kalapatthar Expedition

By Sankalp

Many mountains like Thamsekru, Ama Dablam now accompanying is for next 4 -5 days. After lunch again it’s a tough climb till Tengobche. Huffing and puffing are part of life but have only one aim to reach EBC. As we reach Tengobche snowfall starts, kindly note at this height there would always be snowfall no rainfall. Tengboche have a world highest Buddhism monastery in the world. Good palce it was. Now feel some mild headache means altitude plays there game from here.

Paradise Regained :Day 3 & 4

By Sundar

Our next stop was Sonamarg, around 83 KMs from Srinanagar. Sonmarg is situated in the Sindh valley at a height of 8950 feet. The snow clad mountains over the horizon that we got used to by now was like the clouds in the sky. Something that you could see but not touch!

Hundred in Gangtok – Part 1

By Deependra Solanky

What could be the meaning of the title of this post Hundred in Gangtok ? This is about visiting Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, in a group of around 100 persons one year back in May 2011. At sharp 2:00 the train started its journey at the right time. The mood inside the coach was like we were in some party. There were different activities happening in different compartments – people were playing cards, watching movies on laptops, senior persons were talking about politics and nation.

ब्रज यात्रा – बरसाना गोवर्धन मथुरा वृन्दावन

By Vinay Rajput

निधिवन, यमुना घाट और अन्य मंदिरों के दर्शन के बाद हमने अपने होटल से प्रस्थान किया और चल दिए वापस फरीदाबाद की ओर ! इस बार वृन्दावन आने का आनंद ही कुछ ओर रहा ! हम दिल्ली के आस पास के लोग एक ही दिन में वृन्दावन आना जाना कर लेते हैं, पर मैं समझता हूँ की एक दो रात यहाँ रुके तो बात कुछ ओर ही हो !

Paradise Regained: Day 1 & 2

By Sundar

Some of us decided to pursue air route while some others took a more adventurous route of going by train and road to reach Srinagar. While waiting to board the flight at Delhi for Srinagar we heard “choice” words being used against Air India. Looked like some others had tasted the same medicine I had! I found out that they were also taking the tour through Sachin and were part of our larger group. I joined the group to vent out my feelings against AI. Ahh… felt good … Now I was ready for the “Paradise on Earth”.

As the plane made its descent in Srinagar, green carpeted land embraced by the beautiful Himalayas greeted us. As the plane made its final descent little cottages and the dotted cattle idly grazing on nature’s carpet came to focus. The snow on the hills was literally the icing! If my camera had “emotion feature” built-in it could have probably done justice to the scenery. I was yanked back to reality by the “ooohs” and the “ahhs”, excited voices of the children and the swaying of the necks of the passengers from one side of the plane to the other.

दो धाम की यात्रा – यमुनोत्री और गंगोत्री

By Anand Bharti

तीसरे दिन हम लोग सुबह 6 बजे सोकर उठ गए अब हमारा अगला लक्ष्य यमुनोत्री पहुँचने का था . बरकोट से जानकी चट्टी की दूरी 41 किलोमीटर है. हमारा कार्य क्रम कुछ इस प्रकार का था की हम लोगों यमुनोत्री दर्शन कर शाम तक पुन बरकोट लौट आये. ताकि अगले दिन हम यहाँ से सीधे गंगोत्री के लिए प्रस्थान कर सके. इन बातो को ध्यान में रखते हुए हमने सुबह सात बजे ही बरकोट से रवानगी कर डाली. बरकोट से निकलते ही रास्ता बहुत ही ख़राब है क्योंकि यहाँ भी सड़क के चौडीकरण का काम चल रहा है. बरकोट से 15 किमी दूर गंगोनी नामक स्थान पर हमने सुबह का नाश्ता कर अपनी यात्रा जारी रखी. बरकोट से जानकी चट्टी का रास्ता बहुत अच्छा नहीं. एक तो रास्ता ख़राब दुसरे चढाई इसलिए समय भी ज्यादा लग रहा था. चारधाम यात्रा के चलते ट्रेफिक भी ज्यादा था. सयाना चट्टी पहुँचने से पहले हमें जाम में भी फँसना पड़ा. लगभग 1 घंटा जाम में हम लोग खड़े रहे. उत्तराखंड पुलिस यहाँ पर भी जाम क्लीअर करने में मुस्तैदी से लगी हुई थी. सयाना चट्टी पार करने के बाद राणा चट्टी नामक जगह आती यहाँ पर भी जाम लगा हुआ था. यहाँ से जैसे तैसे आगे बढे की हनुमान चट्टी में फिर जाम से रूबरू होना पड़ा. सारे जामों से जूझते हुए लगभग दो बजे के आस पास हम जानकी चट्टी पहुँच गए. जानकी चट्टी यमुनोत्री मंदिर जाने के लिए बसे कैंप है. यहाँ तक बसें, कारें आती है. बरकोट से यमुनोत्री के रास्ते में निम्नलिखित स्थान पड़ते है.

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Matheran : India’s Most Eco friendly Hill Station

By pradeep gupta

Matheran town is very small in size , the entire activities are centred around market close to tiny railway station. The main market is the place to do all your shopping for leather goods particularly ladies chappals, purse, Chikki/fudge for which Matheran is famous.

Nainital

By Arpit

Twilight is dancing on the lake water. All the myriad reflections of life are alive. The sun is receding behind the mountains. There are no more clouds in the sky. I wish for a starry night. Soon the last boatmen will oar his way back; his mind will be occupied by his earnings of the day. How much is sufficient, how much is luxury? In the end, we’ll all be Capitol Cinema – alone, old, dead.

My favorite bench near the band house is unoccupied. I scurry my way to it. The gurudwara, the oaks and the local salesmen stand tall. They have lived lives here, they are living lives here…

Motorcycle Diaries. Road to Badrinath…

By Rishi Raj Gupta

Some details on Joshimath. It is a popular hill station and a famous center for pilgrimage at a height of 1,890 meters above sea level in Chamoli district of Garhwal division in Uttarakhand. It is the base for trekking to the famous Valley of Flowers. It is connected with a 4km cable car up to Auli, a hill-station famous for ice skiing sports, making it the longest and highest trolley of Asia. Joshimath is the also the home of the oldest tree of India, Kalpavriksha, which stands here from the time of Adi Guru Shri Shankaracharya, who established this town as one of the four maths or monasteries, in the 8th century.

A much awaited trip for three girlfriends.

By drifter

We took a cab from Pathankot to McLeodganj. The cab journey took only 2 hours. The scenery was beautiful and the cab driver told us about the landslide that recently happened in Himachal. As we entered McLeodganj, a typical Himachal traffic jam welcomed us.

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