Himachal Pradesh
Trapped in Rajgundha Valley: 4 Days Through Hell and Back
Content Warning: Sexual harrasment. The night before, I cleaned out my house – the house I had called home for six straight months. The house where I would watch countless paragliders in the sky first thing every morning, where I…
Trekking in Bir Billing: 17 Trails to Consider
When I spent six months in Bir in the summer of 2021, the one thing I liked to do whenever the weather and my mood allowed, I went trekking in Bir Billing. Though I only ever did day hikes in…
Best Places to Stay in Bir Billing (Updated 2024)
Bir is that perfect blend of a socially and culturally active place where creative people have come up with this venture or that. But at the same time, Bir also allows you to slow down, have your own space and…
The Complete Bir Billing Travel Guide – Things to Do in Bir Billing
When I visited Bir, Himachal Pradesh for the first time in 2019, I ended up spending 10 days and yet left wanting more. I knew from my very first visit itself that this is the place I’d like to slow…
16 Best Places to Eat in Bir | Best Cafes in Bir
When I first visited Bir in 2019, I do not know how a couple of days turned into whole two weeks. But I know that I spent most of those two weeks finding my way through the best places to…
Tirthan Valley Day Hikes: 10 Trails You Should Consider
Tirthan Valley was the first destination I went to, once the coronavirus lockdown in 2020 was lifted. While I was pushing myself to travel slower and slower, the pandemic accelerated things for me. Once travel was possible again, I headed…
Shilha Village: Offbeat Parvati Valley
Over the years, Parvati Valley has become a popular tourist region – almost too popular, I would say. Places like Kasol and Tosh are now beyond recognition. What once used to be a beautiful amalgamation of the higher mountains in…
Great Himalayan National Park: A Hike to Hippo Waterfall and the Park’s Gate
The Great Himalayan National Park is located in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. It spans some of the popular destinations in Himachal Pradesh including Parvati Valley and Tirthan Valley amidst others – though it still has not been explored…
Chehni Kothi, The Tower Temple of Tirthan Valley
I spent two months in the Tirthan Valley of the Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh once the COVID lockdown was lifted on the tourism industry. While I made a base at primarily two villages in the valley, I frequented Chehni…
Manali to Lahaul Spiti via Atal Tunnel, Rohtang
The district of Lahaul and Spiti is by far my most favourite in Himachal Pradesh – or rather in North India. Though under one district, Lahaul and Spiti are vastly different – in their topography, landscape and culture amongst other…
