We were to be stationed in Jhaltola for 3 nights and 3 days (Our 3rd halt in the Uttarakhand Roadtrip). Misty Mountains was where we’d be parking ourselves. Err, slight correction. Your car can’t go up to where Misty Mountains is. Explanation — located about 3 kms from the village […]
And now Jhaltola, the 3rd halt in our Uttarakhand Road-trip (Read: Abbott Mount — the 2nd halt in Uttarakhand roadtrip) Another of those completely offbeat destinations, Jhaltola, for us held promises of treks, treks and more treks and the elusive Himalayas… Drive from Abbott Mount to Jhaltola Located at an […]
The 2nd halt in our Uttarakhand road-trip was Abbott Mount, a tiny hill-station about 5800 ft from the sea-level, built during the British rule by Mr. John Harold Abbott. Named after him, Abbott Mount is very close to the popular tourist town of Lohaghat, famous for its many Hindu temples. For us, […]
Things to do in Jeolikote? Well, nothing much. Remember you decided to beat the crowd and cacophony by going off the beaten track? That’s why you chose Jeolikote – away from the fabled madding crowd, with pretty much nothing to do…. We were stationed in Jeolikote for one day and […]
The first halt in our 15-day Uttarakhand road-trip was Jeolikote, a little hamlet about 17 kms before Nainital. When confronted with the question, “Where to stay in Jeolikote?”, we chose The Cottage Jeolikote. Located just as one enters Jeolikote, the Cottage is not difficult to find. Ask anybody, they will […]
Our first stop in our Uttarakhand road-trip was at Jeolikote, a little hamlet about 50kms away from the Pantnagar airport. The drive from the Pantnagar Airport to Jeolikote took us a little more than 90 minutes. We arrived at the Pantnagar Airport at about 3pm on a mid-May afternoon, and […]
Uttarakhand has two airports — one in Dehra Dun (the capital town) and one in Pantnagar (located in the south-east tip of Uttarakhand). For our Uttarakhand road-trip, we flew down from Mumbai to Delhi on an Air India flight, and took a connecting Air India flight from Delhi to Pantnagar. […]
The idea was to run away from the mundane and run to the offbeat… to run away from the heat and stress. And most importantly, from chores, chatter, crowd and cacophony… The cooler climes of Uttarakhand, the lure of its hills and the Himalayas beckoned.. But this plan for an Uttarakhand […]