Follow Up on Nainital via Old Delhi – Tea Garden, Ghodakhal and the Mall
While I was in Nainital on 29-30/06/09, I spotted an attractive looking little hotel near the rope-way base – Hotel Ankur Plaza. It is…
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A Short Discovery Trip to Jageshwar and Nainital, while It Rained the Night
Next day we had to take a trip round touristy spots of the place, before driving back to Bareilly. The next whole day, when the weather was very pleasant, was a rediscovery of Nainital for most of us and a new discovery for a few (the rediscovery for them to be posted later). I am leaving you with a few moments frozen from the next day.
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Clouds of Tranquility
We were speechless, and at peace… Though the moment before we were tired, wiping the sweat, cursing the horseshit around us and trying to…
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A Trip to Landour (Mussoorie)
I planned the trip, one month in advance, as I wanted everything to be in its place. I needed to explore landour as my…
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Yuvraj Singh 22 years old, student and entrepreneur, Mohan Bisht 38 years old, banker and photographer, Gauri Rana 33year old, trekker and storyteller together…
Read MoreWeekend Drive to Nainital
I must appreciate my company for declaring a National holiday on Monday so that people could take a long weekend off and spend time…
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Tehri Dam (New Tehri – Uttrakhand )
It has a height of 855 feet, making it the 5th tallest dam in the world. The Tehri dam has witnessed continuous questioning and protest by various people, including the noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna. The relocation of more than 100,000 people from the area has led to protracted legal battles over resettlement rights, and ultimately resulted in the project’s delayed completion.
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A Divine Yatra to Dev Bhumi – Uttrakhand
UTTRAKHAND became the 27th state of India in Nov.2000.The provisional capital of Uttrakhand is Dehradun. It is also known as Dev Bhumi (Land of…
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Dehradun – Lansdowne – Gurgaon
My Family was enjoying their summer vacations at my in laws place – Dehradun , so we decided to visit Lansdowne while coming back…
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Oak Grove Inn, Lansdowne – Review
There aren’t too many options to stay and most of them offer very basic amenities. After a lot of research on the internet, we realized that all the hotels with decent reviews (Blue Pine Resort, FairyDale Resort, GMVN Tourist Guest House etc) were booked for the weekend. I was trying to get in touch with anyone who’d give us a room to stay so that we could escape the city and accidentally found just one review of Oak Grove Inn on one of the hotel review websites. That gave me a lead, I googled further and got to the hotel’s website with contact information and called Colonel Rawat (the owner) to check if they had any space left. To my surprise, he plainly said that all the rooms were available and we’re welcome to stay over the weekend.
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Rudraprayag – Jakholi – Dhanaulti
I read about Jakholi, a small village near Rudraprayag in Uttaranchal, in 2008 in a Travel magazine named “Bhraman” published in Kolkata where I hail…
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“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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