Hemkund - Lake and Gurudwara
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 – 7:11 pm
August 06, 2008
After the refreshing trek to the Valley of Flowers , our next destination was Hemkund . Situated at an altitude of 15,000ft, its going to be the toughest one of all our trekking routes. Even if the trail is only about 6km from Gangaria, the steeply inclining path ...
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Macro view of Valley of Flowers
Thursday, August 28, 2008 – 10:46 pm
In the few hours around the Valley of Flowers, i had captured in camera around a couple of dozen flowers. And without any more words, lets get a visual treat of Alphine Flora...
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Eritrichium conum - Alphine forget-me-nots lining the track leading to Valley of Flowers
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Anaphalis triplinervis
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Geranium wallichianum - Ratijari, the ...
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Valley of Flowers
Thursday, August 28, 2008 – 9:30 pm
August 05, 2008
We are here in Gangaria for the next 2 days. Its our base from which we will trek each day to the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund.
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Today, again we were early birds and after the usual dose of Aloo Parathas, all are set to move by 7AM. There ...
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Asking for Nimbu panni
Thursday, August 28, 2008 – 6:34 pmAugust 04, 2008 Half-way through the trek from Govindghat to Gangaria, i made one of my long breaks in a road-side dhaba(shop). My knowledge of Hindi was pathetic but i had hardly any need to use it as i was travelling in a group. Now being alone, didn't warrant any concern because one ...
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Trek to Gangaria
Thursday, August 21, 2008 – 6:44 pm
August 4, 2008
The much anticipated trekking started today...
In our dormitory, we were all ready by 5AM. Outside from the courtyard of Sankaracharya Math, the atmosphere was surreal. I didn't understand what the Head Priest explained us yesterday night with such enthusiasm, pointing into the dark misty regions but now i ...
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Next Trip, uh Challenge!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 – 8:13 amMemories of my last trip remain untold yet fully and this blog is waning....but the good news is, I'm starting for the next trip. Don't know how to name this trip. But my friends have already named it as the "Himalayan" trip. No, no, i'm not climbing the Everest or K2. ...
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Art of Bargaining
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 – 11:33 pmBargaining is an ART ! Well, with its subtle intentions, negotiation tactics and bodily gestures, its indeed an art!! Presumably all Indians consider that anything and everything is bargainable. Its so widespread in our daily life. And i'm no exception to this social knowledge. Frankly i detest all this haggling affair and prefer ...
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Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew
Thursday, May 29, 2008 – 11:31 pmWe have all known our share of history describing the riches of the Old World; magnificent palaces whose walls were covered with precious stones, metals and what not?! Were they just an exaggeration of excited historians or blatant truth of outrageous opulence, who knows? In India, there are plentiful of evidence to ...
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Royal Barges Museum
Thursday, May 15, 2008 – 8:45 pmHaving barged my way through the slums of Bangkok to reach the Royal Barges Museum, i'm treated to a spectacle of a finely decorated behemoths. [singlepic=117,400,267] In olden times, rivers and canals being the primary means of transportation, the King possessed perhaps hundreds of barges for various uses. In present days, barely ...
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Thailand, Laos Travel costs and statistics
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – 11:04 pmPrior and post my 27-day travel to Thailand and Laos, many have enquired about the budget and costs of my self navigated adventure. It was a subject of immense curiosity! And i had also decided to measure it from the start of the travel. First, for the sake of myself to ...
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