Road Trips with kids – Learning beyond reading and storybooks!
While there are several things one can do to keep children constructively occupied while on the road, I find this is the best time to have conversations with them. You're stuck with each other for ...
Exploring Valley of Flowers: Heaven on earth!
You have to see the valley to believe it. It's not just a meadow. It is hectare upon hectare of heart - achingly beautiful flora. The valley is stretched over mountains, dotted with gurgling stream...
Trek to Hemkund Sahib - All you need to know
Their entire being was focussed on the climb, as they gamely put one foot before the other. You could hear them muttering 'Waheguru' under their breath, their belief giving them the strength and fo...
Neemrana and Kumbhalgarh - The Rajput Legacy
The fort housed the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan III since the mid 15th century. Somewhere around the middle of the 20th century, they abandoned the fort. Soon it started falling into ruins li...
Hotel Review: Balrampur House, Nainital
The Balrampur House, Nainital is nestled in about 4 acres of land. This is practically miraculous, given it's proximity to the Naini Lake. The palace is built in the lee of a mountain and that form...
For a moment there though we were truly terrified. Neither of us had ever driven on snow or ice before! I drove on gamely, although to be truthful, I could feel the odd tyre spinning freely. The ca...