Encompassing portions of the Bhabar foothill and the Tarai forest belt, the dense jungle of Kaladhungi is spread at the base of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand. Located at a distance of about 30 km from Ramnagar, on the road to…
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Category: Travels, Uttarakhand
Tags: Baur, Choti Haldwani, conservation, Corbett, featured, Forest, Haldwani, Himalayas, Jim, Kaladhungi, Kumaon, Maggie, Nainital, National, Park, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, Wildlife
The tropical and northern-dry deciduous forest belt of Haryana is exceptionally rich in birdlife. A substantial chunk of the bird species found in the entire state along with Delhi region could be spotted here in this semi-desert sandy plain area….
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Category: Haryana, Travels, Wildlife
Tags: Bhindawas, Bird, birding, Birdwatching, conservation, destination, featured, Forest, Haryana, Jhajjar, Khapadwas, Photography, Rohtak, Sanctuary, sultanpur, travel, Wildlife
The year-end holiday window presented me with a much-needed opportunity to rekindle my affair with Himalayas. Fortunately, this time, my visit to an oft-overlooked region uphill of Bhabhar belt of Pauri Garhwal was pedantically hosted by a family friend who…
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Category: Travels, Uttarakhand
Tags: Bhulla, Doggada, Duggada, featured, Garhwal, Ghost, Great Himalayan Range, Himalayas, Kaludanda, Khoh, Kotdwar, Kumaon, Lansdowne, NH 119, Pauri, Photography, Regiment, Rifles, Roberts, travel, Uttarakhand
The following is a page entry from On Road through the trans-Himalayan Region. To read complete travel memoirs and trip report, please visit here. Chapter 17 of 22 Previous Post …
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Category: Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Trans-Himalayas, Travels
Tags: Doda, featured, Great Himalayan Range, Hangshu, Haptal, Haskira, Jammu & Kashmir, Kange, Kargil, Karsha, Ladakh, landscape, Monastery, Mulung, Padum, Pensi La, Phe, Photography, Rangdum, Sani, Stod, Suru, travel, Zanskar, Zaskar
The following is a page entry from On Road through the trans-Himalayas. To read complete travel memoirs and trip report, please visit here. Chapter 10 of 22 Previous Post …
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Trans-Himalayas, Travels
Tags: Baralacha La, Bhaga, Chandrabhaga, Darcha, featured, Gata Loops, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jispa, Keylong, Lachalung La, Ladakh, Lahaul, Lahul, Manali, Manali-Leh, Nakeela, Pang, Patseo, Rohtang, Sarchu, Surajtaal, Tandi, Zing Zing Bar