“Nainital” – Glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace
“Nainital” is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with scenic natural spledour and varied natural resources. It was long awaited trip, almost…
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A day at Ram Ganga Resort @ Corbett
This is not a true story about Corbett- The den of tigers. It is more about my experience at Ram Ganga Resort. The resort…
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Exploring Mussoorie Inside out
Since my granddaughter had winter vacations, and my son had also got the week off, we decided to drive up to Mussoorie for the…
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Ram Ganga Resort, Corbett – Resort Review
Corbett Ram Ganga resort is a resort near Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). Its a Welcome Heritage property and their website is here. I spent…
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My first trek to Ma Vaishno Devi
On a chilly January morning of 1998 in Delhi, Vikram, a friend and co-worker, announced his plan to go to the shrine of Ma…
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BINSAR – Best place in Uttaranchal at a comfortable distance
INTRODUCTION : For those people who are tired of crowded hill stations like Shimla, Mussoorie, Manali etc., the thickly wooded forest of BINSAR with…
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A quiet weekend at Dehradun
There was some work to be done at Dehardun, the capital city of Uttranchal and it could be done over a weekend. I had…
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Vaishno Devi – Complete Yatra
After going through so many posts of Ghummakkar, I thought of trying my hand into it. Whenever I think of visiting some new place,…
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Queen’s Battle to Death
Who has not heard of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi? The last few lines of one of the most recited poetry in Hindi literature composed…
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An Idyllic Holiday beyond Dhanaulti
Anyways moving to Dhanaulti .. We stayed over night at this resort and imprudently decided to travel where the road takes us , We had no Idea about where we will stay and eat etc … To our good luck we found a nice guest house ( I am not sure if it is a guest house !! ) close to the main attraction point just before Dhanaulti.
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Dudhwa – Touch and Go
Not many people would plan a trip to a place called ‘Lakhimpur’ which is more popularly known as ‘Lakhimpur Khiri’ so when an opportunity…
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Of Bundelas and Mughals, Palace of Datia
I found the view from the terrace particularly charming with the scenery dotted with temples and cenotaphs, and spent some time relaxing there with the cool breeze blowing on my face. Coming out, I had another good look at the Palace. It was hard to believe that this Palace was of the seventeenth century.
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