Gaumukh: Pilgrim’s Trail
I do not know whether it was the trekker’s delight of high places, the oft-repeated retreat to the hills and forests to rejuvenate the spirit lost in the mire of […]
Trekking
Alexandra David-Néel, Yetis, Himalayan Viagra
Alexandra David-Néel Alexandra David-Néel is a woman I have never met. Yet, had it not been for her, I wouldn’t be caught dead in North Sikkim at the onset of […]
Dzongri Trek – West Sikkim
West Sikkim Something or the other must dominate in this region. The elements have to battle one another. And yet co-exist. Struggle for supremacy from a particular perspective, and harmonise […]
Koraigarh Fort in the Monsoons
Brig (retd.) Xerxes P Adrianwalla spends a day in the monsoons driving from Lonavala past the many waterfalls that line the drive to walk up to Koraigarh fort. He recommends […]
Trekking: Dashaur Lake
Dashaur Lake is the destination. The tea is sweet. The warm slurps melt down my throat providing much needed warmth inside. Vikram and Awnish are lost in their own thoughts. […]