A tour of the Vishwa Bharati takes almost the entire day. Spread out in sprawling grounds, there is so much to see and know, that you will be forgiven if you feel overwhelmed at the end of it all. Vishwa Bharti had been founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, with the aim to be […]
During our Uttarakhand roadtrip last summers, we didn’t go to any of the regular tourist towns. And hence no Nainitaal, Almora, Ranikhet etc. However, this meant, we wouldn’t get to go to the regular shopping areas too. The offbeat road we took, starting from Jeolikote and going on to Abbott […]
The 3-day blissful stay at the Grand Oak Manor (Read review: Stay at the Grand Oak Manor) had probably set the tone, or was it the distress over the fact that our holiday was coming to an end? Both, I think. And so, when we reached our hotel in Gagar, a […]
The final halt in our Uttarakhand roadtrip, Gagar is a tiny dot some 9-10 kilometers ahead of Nainitaal. The reason we chose the place was because we didn’t want to drive straight 8-9 hours from Binsar to Pantnagar. Gagar, with promises of ‘there is nothing much to do here’, seemed to be the perfect stop. Drive from Binsar to Gagar: Via Almora and Nathuakhan, Gagar is about […]
We were sure we didn’t want to budge from the premises of Grand Oak Manor when in Binsar, but Sindhu, the owner, insisted we go see the cluster of Jageshwar temples some 60 kms downhill. That discouraged us even more, for 60 kms in the hills is about 2 and a half hours one way. Plus, for us, religion is […]
Perched on a hillock, which the handsome owners claimed, was one of the highest in Kumaon, the Grand Oak Manor had been built by the Commissioner of Kumaon way back during the British days. The hill had been chosen for the strategic view it offered of the rest of the […]
Binsar was the second last leg of our Uttarakhand trip, the 6th halt in our road trip. Despite being on our 9th day in the roads, the excitement of the hills and the Himalayas had not ebbed in any manner. On the contrary, by now, we were filled with a strong desire […]
With more and more people travelling far and wide and opening up their palates, regional cuisines are the latest ‘hot cakes’! And nowhere is this phenomenon more evident than in Mumbai, where people are lapping up regional meals, be it at plush hotels, restaurants, street joints or even people’s homes. Oh […]