“I have been to the Himalayas before and another trip to the inner Himalayas should not be much different in terms of ‘preparation’, so what if this time it is a trek and not a ride or drive!” Me being the lazy-ass that I am, this is what I wanted to believe. I did not want to take the …
Hampta Pass – A trek to the Himalayas
“Things happen only when they are destined to!” Nothing could have been more true when it came to my first trek to the Himalayas. It was something I had wanted to do since quite a while but was not able to, something or the other always pushed it back until, the previous week. One Week Hampta …
How to transport motorcycle in train?
Just like being asked things like which is the best bike for Ladakh or what is the best time to visit north-east India the other most common question I come across very frequently is, how to carry a bike in train for Ladakh trip? Before my trip to Ladakh, I had written briefly about my findings from …
Post cards from Kashmir
Back in 2012 when I was planning my maiden Ladakh trip on bike one of the first decisions I had to make was whether to go via the Manali – Leh highway or via the slightly longer but more scenic National Highway 1D which starts from Srinagar and goes all the way up-to Leh. I decided to go with the …
Photo story: A kingdom in Ruins
The raj baari of Khaspur or the royal seat of the last Kochari kings as it is called, actually the ruins of it, lie some twenty-five kilometers from the town of Silchar, the district head-quarters of Cachar which got its name from the Kochari (or Kachari) kingdom. In my last post Khaspur – A kingdom in ruins, I …