The much looked for day, the trek to Valley of flowers was finally on. We were already feeling lucky to have sun shining bright on us. With a brief detailing on dos and don’ts of trekking, we started walking into the streets of Ghangaria. After a couple of hundred meters …
Valley of Flowers- Segment 1
Some experiences happen to you by chance while some you make happen to yourself and I made one happen to me by clinching a long cherished dream of visiting the Valley of Flowers. Despite all the odds that were against the trip- be it the ominous news of heavy rains or …
Valley of flowers- A fragrant story
The patchy drizzle, the cool summer breeze, the nature-scented air, the flowers carpeting mountains, the gurgling streams and the dewy petrichor of the post-rain. I really don’t know which dimension of the Valley of Flowers stole my heart first… In all my mountain wanderings as yet, I had not seen a sight …
Trekking Essentials
If you are doing trekking for the first time, it is necessary to know which trek matches most with your physical capabilities in order to enjoy it completely. Treks are classified based on the highest altitude, Season, and the Length of the terrain. Easy: Anyone who is in good health …
Neelakurinji blooms again!
‘Neela’ in local jargon translates to the colour blue and ‘Kurinji’ to a flower. Neelakurinji is a bell shaped flower which blooms gregariously once in twelve years! Yes, you read that right. The long wait of twelve years is finally over! The hills of Munnar will soon be burst into a sea of a …
Diu, the land of surprises
The last leg of our Gujarat trip got us to Diu, the land of surprises. My earliest recollection of Diu would be when I was 12, marking it on a political map of India. I guess my obsession with travel maps dates back to my childhood 😉 When we were …
Women’s Special: Nag Tibba Trek
For those who want to walk in a dense forest, climb up to 10,000 feet, camp under the starry sky and witness the mighty Himalayan peaks, the Nag Tibba trek is an absolute perfect choice. We are departing for this women’s only trek on a coming weekend(7 April’18). You can leave …
Somnath and Gir forest
Another road journey began on the Day 5 of my Gujarat trip that took us to Porbandar, Madhavpur, Somnath temple and The Gir National Park(the next morning). In some part of the journey, we were riding next to the seashore and in some on a driveway with a slew of …