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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YAMNOTRI – The origin of River Yamuna
In the continuation of my last post “Scenic Spots on the way to Divine Yatra YAMNOTRI”. Next day morning we got up at 5…
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Part 3 Delhi-Ambala-Amritsar-Ambala-Shimla
The Planning for this phase underwent many refinements. Golden Temple was a must and a absolute central to this part of the trip. However,…
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Road trip to Mathura , Vrindavan – Lord Krishna’s Place
The last time I visited Vrindavan and Mathura was around 3 years ago. This time again I got the chance to visit the holy…
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Well, last Sunday i.e. 4 th July, tempted by pleasant weather we decided to go to Mathura. We started our journey around 8 in…
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Chandni Chowk – The Jewel Of Old Delhi Part-2
After the visit to the Gurdwara , all of us full of energy were now ready for roaming around in the conjested market of…
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Car trip, Mumbai – Manali – Mumbai, 4550 kms in 15 days – Part 2 Udaipur-Agra-Delhi
This was the best part of the trip. THE COMPLETE FREEDOM to go anywhere, anytime. I felt like a true ghumakkar OR had my ghumakkar ahaa moment!!
I confess. I did pat on my back for having made the road trip plan, in my car, and not tied it up via air / rail transports.