A secret little village nestled near Kollegal with lush green forest adjoining the Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary is Dhondenling. Not many know that a place like this ever exist. Once we were travelling from Bangalore, took the forest route via Kollegal and Hasaanur rather than the conventional highway via Salem. [...]
Cradled between Karakoram ranges in the north western part of Ladakh lies a quite little town “Turtuk”. This place has a special political, social and historical significance. Turtuk was part of Baltistan previously, soon after Independence in 1947 this village belonged to Jammu and Kashmir (under Hari Singh) but later on it was captured by Pakistan. Then came [...]
Lamayuru called the Moonland of Ladakh is a village between Leh and Kargil. Beautiful natural moon like carvings on the mountains gives a sense of Lunar territory. Locals say this area was once a lake and dried up later on. Lamayuru is home to one of the oldest monasteries in Ladakh, dating back to the 10th [...]
Spiti valley is one of the remote areas of Himachal Pradesh adjoining the borders of Tibet (China). Nestled in the Himalayan range in Himachal Pradesh, this desert terrain will make you spellbind and the beauty is incomparable . We decided to take a trip to Spiti and also do a circuit Chandigarh-Shimla - Kaza - [...]
One winter night, in 2010, I landed at the T3 terminus of Delhi airport. It was extremely cold; I needed a couple of pullover to keep myself warm and comfortable. Having missed out on few opportunities before, I really wanted to make this visit count. My flight was delayed by 4 hours from Pune; it was [...]
The best part about any Spiti drive is always the landscape, the route to Manali via Kunzum la is always a bliss to drive through. It's an high altitude mountain pass, the snow peak on the desert mountains gives a heavenly feel. We were little sad that we are leaving this paradise land of Spiti [...]
Trekking in Western ghats is always bliss. One of the oldest mountain ranges in the world is spread across 160k sq km. My first monsoon trek in Sahyadris was Rajgad fort. As this was my first trek, I was super excited. Had no clues where we are going and what to expect. But one thing [...]
