Bhutan: Punakha
2nd April 2013 Previous posts: Flying to Paro Thimphu Today, we would leave Thimphu and head to Punakha which is 75 km away. It would normally take 3 hours to cover this distance but we need to visit few places … Continued
Bhutan: Thimphu
31st March – 2nd April 2013 Previous posts: Bhutan: Flying to Paro From Paro airport, we headed towards Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. The distance from Paro is about 50km, which normally takes an hour and a half … Continued
Bhutan: Flying to Paro
31st March 2013 Bagdogra airport wore a deserted look in the morning. It sometimes feels good to only hear our footsteps. Druk Air to Paro was the only flight scheduled at that time from Bagdogra, a military airport also shared … Continued
Kashmir great lakes trek: To Naranag
18th August 2012 Previous posts: At Sonamarg Vishansar lake Crossing treacherous Gadsar Satsar lakes Gangabal and Nundkol lakes Today is the last day of our trek. It’s the day where we need to descend 4000 ft to Naranag. The first thing I … Continued
Kashmir great lakes trek: Gangabal and Nundkol lakes
17th August 2012 Previous posts: At Sonamarg Vishansar lake Crossing treacherous Gadsar Satsar lakes Today would be an eventful day for us as we would be seeing the last but the most picturesque lakes of Gangabal and Nundkol. The days … Continued
Kashmir great lakes trek: Satsar lakes
16th August 2012 Previous posts At Sonamarg Vishansar lake Crossing treacherous Gadsar It was our fourth day of the trek. Everyone was anxious hoping for weather to improve. With previous day’s experience still fresh, Organisers did not wanted to start the … Continued
Kashmir great lakes trek: Vishansar lake
14th August 2012 Previous posts: At Sonamarg It had rained slightly during night. Weather was still cloudy when I woke up at 6 AM. This was what I saw when I came out of my tent. We … Continued
Kashmir great lakes trek: At Sonamarg
12th August 2012 Prologue I never thought that I would be going for back to back treks in Himalayas!! Having never done any serious trekking in Himalayas (Expect for the short ones at Yamunothri and Kedarnath), the sudden splurge on Himalayas was … Continued
6. A journey into Tibet – Nyalam Mu to Zhongba
July 2012 Previous posts: A journey into Tibet – Kailash Manasa Sarovar 1. A journey into Tibet – At Kathmandu 2. A journey into Tibet – Mountain flight 3. A journey into Tibet – Manakamana 4. A journey into … Continued
5. A journey into Tibet – Rest day at Nyalam Mu
July 2012 Previous posts: A journey into Tibet – Kailash Manasa Sarovar 1. A journey into Tibet – At Kathmandu 2. A journey into Tibet – Mountain flight 3. A journey into Tibet – Manakamana 4. A journey into … Continued