Patna Sahib – Harmander Sahib
Takht Patna Sahib also known as Harmander Sahib is one of the five Takhts of Sikh. The Takht means “seat of power or throne…
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Vaishno Devi trip from Pune
A trip to Vaishno Devi was long overdue which we decided to perform in end of April 2010. April is hot and schools being…
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Ancient Patliputra to Modern Patna
Patna , the capital of Bihar, is located on the southern banks of the Ganges. The city is also situated close to Kosi, Sone…
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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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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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Toranmal (तोरणमाल) – An unexplored but beautiful hill station
This is my first endavour to write a travelogue on Ghumakkar. I also am a travel lover like most of the other human beings. Since…
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Part I: Exhilarating trip to gangotri and gaumukh
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…
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Trip to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib – Delhi
Few months ago , it was a holiday. I had no work that day and then I decided that why not go to Gurudwara…
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5. Naggar (HP) and road back home via Chandigarh-Rothak-Ajmer-Ahmedabad-Mumbai
Had it not been for the book, Outlook Traveller Gateways (on HP), Naggar would not have happened. Books are still much much superior as compared to host of blogs and websites. Online forums, at best, are good for an “occasional tip” and that too happens cause people speak about the content which is quite recent. Books need to re-published. The Outlook Traveller Gateways (on HP) which I referred to was published in 2008 and two years down the line nothing much had changed….
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Scenic Spots on the way to Gangotri
There are several places on the way to Gangotri which are worth to see. We took almost two days to cover the following places…
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Gomukh Travelogue
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 national geo provided further insight into the mythological aspect of it. Also one prominent reason was that I hail from Patna which is located at the banks of river Ganga.
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Car Trip Mumbai-Manali-Mumbai, Part 4, Shimla-Manali-Rothang Pass
Then we ate the worlds best “maggie noodles”. Nowhere, repeat nowhere can there be a better display of Indian ingenuity… nowhere…
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