A small boy is lying on the marble floor flat on his stomach while his feet are in the air swinging back and forth. He is watching a long queue of ants crawling right beside him towards a crack in the wall. Few ants wander off in another direction but find their way back. Some […]
Untrekking to Druni Taal
“Please inform your family that you will be out of phone range for the next 4 days with no connection to the outside world”, our instructor Yog told us while we loaded our backpacks eager to be trekking through a forest, a moraine and a glacier for the next 5 days. Moraine: Glacial debris comprising […]
My Secret Travel Wishlist
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it is on my list” ~Unknown It is one of my favorite travel quote because, in rest of the years of my life I wish to travel to every part of this planet. There are however some secret wishlists which I did not share till now and which are worth […]
Celebrating Holi in Kumaon
Sitting in the small balcony of my homestay, perched on a plateau, I sip the early morning tea. Raindrops from last night are still dripping from the leaves. In the valley below, the farmers are tilling their step farms of rice and potatoes using cows. As the cows move, the bells around their neck ring […]