Nag Tibba: an honest review of the summer trek
| MAY 2018 | The Nag Tibba trek is a famous trek with beginners. Listed on almost all major adventure websites, I decided that it was time to take a break from Himachal and explore the Himalayas of Garhwal. And…
Mussoorie: getting around in a day
| MAY 2018 | Mussoorie is very rightly called the Queen of Hills. Not only is it an extremely popular destination among tourists, but it also acts as a rest stop for trekkers going up towards various trails, especially the…
Prashar Lake Trek: DIY Guide
Parashar – or Prashar Lake – is a lake located in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. One can either choose to take the Prashar Lake bus from Mandi that runs every morning at 8 am or do the Prashar…
McLeod Ganj: my first solo trip
| MARCH 2018 | To the person reading this, I left home a tearful mama and made acquaintance with a French filmmaker in a bus headed to McLeod Ganj. It’s been 30 years since Pierre started visiting India annually. After…
Parvati Valley: Kasol, and the Undiscovered
| JUNE 2017 | In the lap of the beautiful Parvati Valley, along the banks of the Parvati River in Himachal Pradesh in India, sits the very popular weekend destination- Kasol. While this place is very famous among hippies all around…
Gorson Bugyal Trek: Auli and Around
| DECEMBER 2017 | Those who like to live by the quote, “the journey is better than the destination”, have probably never travelled to the higher parts of Uttarakhand, like Auli. But little do these people know, they are missing…