Yearly Archives: 2017


Uttarakhand Winter Roadtrip — A day’s halt in Pokhari

After Kausani (Read: Sight-seeing in Kausani), our next stop in the Uttarakhand road trip was Pokhari. Perched on the high hills of the Chamoli district, Pokhari is a little village….. Drive from Kausani to Pokhari It took us quite some time to reach there – almost 140 kms away, the […]


Things to do in Kausani, Uttarakhand

Well, there are plenty of things to do in Kausani, but you need to be young at heart to do them all. Especially, have a zest for life. From the fact that you have chosen Kausani to be your stopover in your Uttarakhand sojourn, I assume, you like going off […]


Uttarakhand Winter Roadtrip — Drive from Haldwani to Kausani

Going past Kathgodam, Bhimtal, Almora, Kausani is a little less than 150kms from Haldwani, and is a total of about 4 and a half hours’ drive. Owing to the long drive the previous evening, Delhi to Haldwani, and the chill of the December morning, we could manage to start from […]


Where to stay in Kausani – Review of Ashritha in Kausani

We were scheduled to stay in Kausani for 2 days-3nights. And chose to stay at Ashritha. They have a view to kill for. I will come to that…. But first, the basics – we were travelling with friends and had been assigned our respective rooms on the 1st floor. Each […]


Uttarakhand Winter Roadtrip — Drive from Delhi to Haldwani

The winter round of the Uttarakhand roadtrip started from Delhi. Our friends were waiting for us at the airport with the Mahindra’s XUV 500 we hired for the trip from Zoom Car. This time round, you see, we wanted to drive. A big car, it kept us, four adults and […]


An Uttarakhand Road-trip in Winter

Not without reason they say that Himalayas have a way of claiming your soul. You could stay in its foothills, or miles away from it, and yet be drawn to it as if bound by a spell. This, we discovered, when we drove through the hills of Uttarakhand in the […]


Where to stay in Prague — Review of Hotel Hastal in Prague, Czech Republic

When in Prague, stay in the Old Town … there is no debating that. It’s one of the most beautiful historical cities in the world and no better place to explore it by staying in the heart of the city. We wanted to do the same…and while looking for the […]


Best Restaurants in Prague, Czech Republic

Do-Not-Miss Restaurants in Prague, Czech Republic

Cesky Krumlov had spoilt us. So had Austria before that. No reason why Prague would be any different. And so, our gastronomical journey across the Czech Republic continued in Prague too….much to our delight! (Read: Do-Not-Miss Restaurants of Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic and Do-Not-Miss Restaurants of Austria) It started with the […]