The last village before the Indo-China border. This is how I got introduced to Chitkul. Now I don’t know why but since the moment we were introduced, Chitkul had got a hold on me. Maybe it was because of the sense of foreboding of going almost till the end of your country or because of the romanticism of a small far flung village by a … Continue reading Chitkul: The Last Village
The second day of our trip was quite a hard one as we had to endure a long drive to Sangla which turned out to be as tiring as we had expected it to be. ROAD TO SANGLA Fresh from spending the morning surrounded by the clean air and the stunning backdrops of Hatu Peak, we left Narkanda at 11:30 am. Soon after, we were … Continue reading Sangla: Under the Starry Sky
Our trip began on 3rd June 2016 in the union territory of Chandigarh. We arrived from our respective cities and were picked up by our tempo traveller driver from different locations such as airport, railway station, etc. After a joyous reunion, our driver took us to Pal Dhaba in sector-28 where we had a delicious lunch. We bought some essentials for our travels from the … Continue reading Narkanda: A Temple on a Mountaintop
More than a century ago a Scottish-American naturalist John Muir observed, “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” In this time and day this statement rings even truer and if one is fortunate enough to be living in India then it becomes extremely hard to resist the allure of … Continue reading A road trip to Kinnaur and Spiti
