Miles to go before I sleep III: To Grahan
Next Destination: Grahan Day 4: Our rucksack consisted of just a pair of extra clothes (I was shocked when I was told that that was all the extra clothes one needs to carry for 6 days :O), the inner sheet to be put in sleeping bags which we would get in each of the...
Miles to go before I sleep II: Up in the Himalayas
Kasol (Contd…) All the girls were assigned to tent 11 but we were the 1stto arrive. We were soon joined by next character in this trekking tale: Amardeep. Nikhi and I had planned to go river rafting or para-gliding that day as we had the day off. But since river...
Miles to go before I sleep I: Bangalore to Kasol
Disclaimer: This is not an instruction on how to do a Sar Pass trek. This is more about the experience of doing it. I had written this little bit (flashback) on 26th July and posted it on 24th Sept so hoping I will complete this in a year's time. I am not making...
The Bucketlist I : Petra- a rose-red city half as old as time
It seems no work of Man's creative hand, by labour wrought as wavering fancy planned; But from the rock as if by magic grown, eternal, silent, beautiful, alone! Not virgin-white like that old Doric shrine, where erst Athena held her rites divine; Not...
Bicycle Diaries: 150 KM of awesomeness from Karnataka to Kerala
It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you and you have no such accurate...
Gujarat Chronicles III: Day at the Museum – Baroda Museum
Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can't take it in all at once. Although I spent almost a day in Baroda, due to...
Gujarat Chronicles II: Champaner and Pavagadh
The second day of our stay in Gujarat took us to Champaner and Pavagarh, a placed soaked in history and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gujarat Chronicles I : Adalaj ni Vav
This was my first brush with vibrant Gujarat, when I and Ekta decided to pay a visit to her mom on her 60th birthday. We took the early morning flight to Ahmadabad and reached there by 8 AM. I must say I was impressed by the Ahmadabad airport, swanky, clean and...
Trek to Matheran via Garbett Plateau
After thinking over for a long time, I finally decided to go out alone to this trek to Matheran via Garbett Plateau organized by Wandering Feet from Pune. The journey started at 5 am with a ride to the Pune station. We got a early train at 6 am for Karjat....
Sharavathy and Jog Falls – Part 2
Day 2 started early at 6:30 AM. This day was scheduled for a trek to the hidden waterfalls. After getting ready, we started for the place, at a good two hours distance. Once we reached the point where we had to start the trek, we realized that we needed to cross a...
Sharavathy and Jog Falls – Part 1
Never before in my life have I risked my life so many times in a matter of a couple of days, and never before have had I loved it so much! Just back from a wonderful trip to Sharavathy in Karnataka and am feeling so fresh and rejuvenated. In past two days we have seen...
Gingee – The Troy of East !
f you are in Chennai and you are looking for a fort which would take your memories back to 13th century, come to Gingee. Gingee (locally called Shenjee) has seen many empires rise and fall. The fort has changed hands many times and was held by...