Himalayas Archive
This is the story of a ‘Sindhi‘ sounding town called ‘Haldwani’, together with its neighbor Kathgodam; these foot-hill towns have been an important part of my founding years. Both serve as the gateway for Kumoun region …
“We are planning to go to Chaini Kothi. Do you want to come?” I was half-dead from the waterfall and street cleaning-drive we had carried out as a group that morning. By the time we …
As soon as I was done with the immigration formalities at the Bhutan/India border (Phuentsholing-Jaigaon), I wanted to be on my way to Paro to make the most of it. Paro is a major tourist destination …
One morning I found Kavya, my fellow-traveller in Thimphu, and our hostess Sania, discussing the famed Paro airport and the perils that surround it. Kavya was narrating her experience as she had flown to Bhutan, while …
Location: Tiger’s Nest trek (or Taktsang Valley Monastery) Paro, Bhutan. It is 10:30am. I am on my way to the Tiger’s Nest monastery and I have already committed my first two mistakes of the day: …
A Guidebook for the solo Indian traveller to Bhutan
ABB: A private museum, that is uncommon, how did the thought occur to you? Sumant Batra: It is not uncommon in developed countries for collectors to structure and
I am suggesting this list because these are the only things I did the activities I personally can vouch for. I could have asked you to visit the apple-orchards, but I will not, until I figure …
Spotted: Outside a cafe in Old Manali. If you happen to know the name, please do share! 😎 Precisely, for the reasons mentioned on the board. And may be to “roll joints“, once in a …
Manali- A hill-station that I have carefully avoided all my life, even when almost the entire of Delhi treats it like its weekend-getaway. (Or maybe, because it is so). Until it was totally unavoidable. For whatever …
