The road less travelled to Marayur
Marayoor is a very small taluka town about 40km N of Munnar on the Munnar – Udumalpet road. It’s claim to fame is as…
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Matheran Magic
Matheran is our favorite nearby destination which we have been visiting regularly from July to February each year since 2007. It is a small…
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Delhi to Vaishno Devi
This September, me & My 2 friends Tarun and Nishant, planned to visit Vaishno Devi. The schedule was decided as Departure from Delhi to…
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Satara Surprise
This is my first post here at Ghumakkar. It is about our recent visits to Satara. Satara is a nondescript small town at approx….
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Koyna and Konkan
During 15th Aug weekend, we planned a trip to Koyna region. Koyna is a region nestled in the Sahaydri mountains (western ghats) of Maharashtra…
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Drive to Dehradun , Mussoorie , Haridwar during Monsoon of 2010 – Part-II
After the adventurous 1st day drive to Dehradun , the next day we had reserved for Dhanaulti . Just after reaching Doon , I…
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Weekend trip to Kasauli II
We visited Kasauli during the monsoons this year. The road and gastronomical issues, etc. have been discussed in Part I. We arrived at Kasauli…
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A BLISSFUL EXPEDITION: EXPLORING MYSORE, OOTY, AND COONOOR (PART-3)
On the third day of our journey, we set out for Ooty in the early morning. Despite the map indicating a distance of only…
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Reverse Gear to DEHRADUN from Yamnotri / Gangotri
After enjoying the evening in Nathala , next day morning we checked out from Hotel & proceeded towards Dehradun. There are two routes for…
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Chitkul, Changing colors and us
Jagdish, negotiated a sharp turn at Karcham leaving behind mighty Satluj which so far flowed along the road leading to Chitkul the last village…
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An idyllic getaway-Binsar
My wife and I are avid travelers. In the last 8 years that we have been together, we have practically traveled through the length…
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Exhilarating trip to Gangotri and Gaumukh – Part II
Next morning (Saturday, Day 02), After heavy breakfast of paranthas et al and buying drinking water bottles, chocolates, medicines etc… we started trekking by…
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