Category: dehradun

Travel musings – Dehradun

Laughing hysterically On my lame puns While teasing me About my eccentricities You made me smile Quietly watching you Playing with the parrots Swirling your stole Around the bougainvilleas My heart smiled.

Travel musings – Dehradun

It ain’t a photograph if it isn’t photo bombed by unexpected items. In my case, they had to be pet dogs.  

Winter special – Dehradun and Mussoorie diaries

I could never understand the fondness associated with Mussoorie amongst the hearts of the north Indians. In the 29 years of my not-so-boring life, I had never been in Mussoorie for than an hour and that too whilst visiting some village while crossing it. And the title of “Queen of the Hills”? Maybe the Britishers…

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Corn Village and Landour Exploration curated by Transforming Travels

Call it co-incidence, but I have been travelling more frequently to Uttarakhand this year than I ever did before. And although I am not really fond of the pebble laden trails here, the distinct Pahadi culture never fails to baffle me. And the fact that the magnificent views here are still hidden from my prying…

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Mini travelogue: Adventures at Robbers cave, Dehradun

Never knew that an office colleague’s marriage at Dehradun will bring an opportunity for a visit to the famed Robbers cave a.k.a. Guchhu Paani. Before this serendipity, I never had even a glimpse of a cave and the associated pebbled streams. Since I ardently believe in first times, I decided to explore this natural heritage….

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