Summer 08: Har-ki-Dun
We went on a trek to Har-ki-Dun in May 2008. This is not a day by day account of how or what we did or didn’t do, that should interest you as a possible trekker to this place. Guide books can do a far better job; go buy one. Or to get high on one...
Not Another Dull Lake
We altered the classic route to Dodital (Uttarakhand, India) and included Dayara bugyal to complete a 8 day trek from 23 April – 1 May 2011. The route we followed was: Barsu – Dayara – Morapara – Bebra – Dodi Tal – Agoda – Sangamchatti – Kuflon. Following is an account of it written for...
Valley of skeletons
We recently completed the roopkund trek (16-25th september 2011) in Uttarakhand (India). The route we followed was: Lohajung – bigan tal – lohajung – wan – bedni – ali – baguwabasa – roopkund – paatarnachaniya – wangbhandar – kanol – sutol – setail. Following is an account of it written for Times of India –...
Unplanned Kilometres
Wake up early, get hold of our rented bikes, have breakfast, leave by 8 or 9, drive to the lake, enjoy the fabulous setting of the 2700 metres high lake, click some pictures; all the while trying to resemble those cool hippies who drive around on macho cruiser bikes, drive back just in time for...
The colours of pangong
After the almost-three-months long hiatus from this blog, one would expect us to come up with something fresh. But that expectation will not be met this time around, as I am about to post a blog which was published on travelwell (Lonely Planet India’s online presence). Yes, it also became a pick-of-the-week and yes, I...
Spiti left bank trek
Difficulty level: easy to moderate Number of days: 6 Route: Poh(3280 mts.) to Kaza via Dhankar (3640 mts.), Lhalung (3620 mts.), Demul (4234 mts.), Komik (4275 mts.), Langza (4224 mts.). Reaching the base of the trek: the best option would be to start the trek from Poh, though it can be done the other way...
WWF helps us bring our 2 passions together: Design and Travel
And to be more specific: travelling in the Himalayas. When I first received THE call from WWF offering us a project to design a brochure on the topic of high altitude wetlands, I almost dropped the phone. Similar waves of pleasure gently hit us repeatedly through the next 2 months to its completion. The costing...