mountains

On Cloud Nine Atop the Blue Mountains

By

A car took us to Coonoor, it is situated in the outskirts of Ooty. It is a picturesque hill station and is covered with tea plantations everywhere. As our car drove up the winding road we were rewarded by a wonderful vista of rolling hills under a deep blue sky.

Read More

рдЧрдврд╝рд╡рд╛рд▓ рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбреА: рдХрд░реНрдгрдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рдЧ тАУ рд╡рд┐рд╖реНрдгреБрдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рдЧ – рдмрджреНрд░реАрдирд╛рде

By

рдЪреВрдБрдХрд┐ рдЖрдЬ рд╣рдореЗ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдлрд╝ рдмрджреНрд░реАрдирд╛рде рд╣реА рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдирд╛ рдерд╛ (рдЬреЛ рдХреА рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕реЗ рдорд╛рддреНрд░ 125 рдХрд┐рдореА рд╣реА рд╣реИ), рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рд╣рдо рд╕рдВрдЧрдо рдкрд░ рдХрд╛рдлрд╝реА рджреЗрд░ рдмреИрдареЗ рдорд╕реНрддреА рдХрд░рддреЗ рд░рд╣реЗ. рд╕рдВрдЧрдо рдХрд╛ рдЖрдирдВрдж рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдФрд░ рджреЛрдиреЛ рдирджрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдЬрд▓ рд╕реЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢реБрджреНрдзрд┐ рд╡ рдЙрд░реНрдЬрд╛ рдкрд╛рдХрд░ рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдкрд░ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреЛ рддреИрдпреНрдпрд╛рд░ рдереЗ. рдврд╛рдмреЗ рдкрд░ рдирд╛рд╢реНрддрд╛ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж, рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╕реАрдзреЗ рдмрджреНрд░реАрдирд╛рде рдХреА рдмрд╕ рд▓реЗрдиреЗ рдЖ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪреЗ. рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рджреЗрд░ рдЗрдВрддреЗрдЬрд╝рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж, рдПрдХрд╛рдз рдмрд╕реЗрдВ рдЖрдИ рдкрд░ рд╕рдм рдЦрдЪрд╛рдЦрдЪ рднрд╛рд░реА рд╣реБрдИ, рдкрд╛рдБрд╡ рд░рдЦрдиреЗ рддрдХ рдХреА рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдирд╣реА рдереА, рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╕реАрдЬрд╝рди рдореЗ рдпреЗ рдПрдХ рдЖрдо рдирдЬрд╝рд╛рд░рд╛ рд╣реИ.

Read More

рдирд╛рдереБрд▓рд╛ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдХрд╛ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рд╡реГрддреНрддрд╛рдВрдд

By

рдРрд╕реА рд╡рд┐рд╖рдо рдкрд░рд┐рд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рднреА┬ард╕реАрдорд╛ рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рд╣рд░рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдореБрд╕реНрддреИрджреА рд╕реЗ┬ардбрдВрдЯрд╛ рджреЗрдЦ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рд╕рд▓рд╛рдо рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдорди рд╣реБрдЖ ┬ардФрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдЦреБрд╢рдХрд┐рд╕реНрдорддреА рдереА рдХрд┐ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдЖрднрд╛рд░ рдФрд░ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░ рднреА рдорд┐рд▓рд╛ред рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЬрд╛рдБрдмрд╛рдЬрд╝ рд╕рд┐рдкрд╛рд╣реА рдЬрд╛рди рдкреЗ рдЦреЗрд▓ рдХреЗ рдирд╛ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл рд╕реАрдорд╛ рдХреА рд╕реБрд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рдмрд▓реНрдХрд┐ рд╣рдо рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреА рд╕реБрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛ рдХрд╛ рднреА рдЦреНрдпрд╛рд▓ рд░рдЦрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред

Read More

Padarn Country Park: Wales

By

The slate cutting factory with the old rusty machinery al around. Slates were used for roofing, fencing etc. and was big business then. The factory was eventually closed down in the 1969 and now serves as a National Slate Museum.

Read More

The land of monasteries and mysteries of God……

By

I entered the ‘Spiti Valley – The Middle Land’ realizing that i have lost all the contact with the world outside. If everything goes according to the plan, it would be after 3 days i.e. on 7th Oct evening when I’ll get the network back upon reaching Manali. But for now let me enjoy the beauty of the Spiti Valley for the final 27 kms left to cover from Sumdo to Tabo. As the valley now divided into two parts ‘Light & Shade’ looked magnificent in the setting sun….

Read More

Lucknow to Nainital – Road Review

By

During Ramzan Eid , we had a long week end holiday which I wanted to encash through visiting the nearby place and spend some quality time with family. Hence, we decided to visit Nainital which is a hill station and around 400 Kms from Lucknow. To reach to Nainital we have 4 options 1) By Train Journey till Kathgodam and from Kathgodam to Nainital by hiring taxi 2) Through UPSRTC Volvo Bus 3) Hiring a taxi 4) Hiring a Driver for own Car 5) Self Drive. ┬аAll the options except 5 were not working favorable to us due to Ramzan holiday and there was no availability of train ticket, and engaging taxi and driver is very very costly affair. Hence, I made up my mind to let me try self-driving. ┬а

Read More
Kolkata to Kumaon- Mesmerising Munsiyari

Kolkata to Kumaon- Mesmerising Munsiyari

By

It was the longest road to Munsiyari of around 180 kms, via “Thal”, in all of our itinerary of hill destination planning. Though majority of the roads of Uttarakhand are much predictable and in quite good, balanced condition but went through many reviews of Munsiyari roads I came to a conclusion that the road would be quite tougher than other days.

Read More

With Love from Kashmir…

By

Continuing my exploration of the beautiful valley of Kashmir, my second visit was more like returning back to my second home. The enthralling beauty and the warmth of the people haunted me long enough to make me revisit Kashmir and I boarded the indigo flight for a 5 day visit.

Read More

How I Managed To Trek Kheerganga With My 8 Year Old Daughter!

By

There are two different legends that explains the origin of Kheerganga – One says that Lord Shiva meditated here for thousands of years and another says that Kartikeya, son of Lord Shiva and Parvati meditated here and the natural spring was emerged when Shiva struck the ground with His trishul on Parvati’s request as she was worried that her son wouldn’t get anything to eat here.

Read More

Hawaii (Oahu Island): Part 1

By

Amongst the various sights we visited were the USS Arizona Memorial and the Battleship Bowfin. USS Arizona was a memorial built on top of the ship sunk and destroyed with around 700 people still on board. We were shown a historic video before a motorboat quickly took us to the USS Arizona.

Read More