The beautiful Sahayadri

An image I made recently. I thought of posting a teaser, asking people to identify the location. Then I realized it would not be hard for people who have been reading this blog to guess which place is this. Anyway, do you want give a go at it?

The title of the post and all the tags below offer some clues. If you still don’t get it, look at the previous posts.


Contemplating Himachal..

I have been thinking of travelling to Himachal Pradesh some time in the last week of May or first week of June. I have around three weeks of time, and haven’t exactly planned anything about the trip yet. Since it is my first visit to the mountain state, would also want to cover some popular places that are normally called tourist traps. A 3-5 day high altitude trek also would be a nice add on. I am yet to start my research, but do pour in your suggestion if there is something unmissable. Roughly, I am contemplating on starting at Manali, hire a bike there and go around some beautiful places accessible by road in the bike(Spiti/Sangla/Rohtang..?) and also cover a few of the towns like Kullu, Dharmashala and Shimla. I hope to spend some time photographing Himachal’s beauty on the days I am on bike. After 7-8 days of biking, relax for a day or two and head for good multi-day trek in the mountains. This is just things I am thinking of today and might give a shape to a plan after doing some research. I am open to changes and will be looking for inputs.

If anyone would be interested to join me for part of the journey or full, do let me know.


Coming Month, Where Are You Travelling To?

I just thought I will ask my readers what are their travel plans for the month at the beginning of each month. It could help us exchange notes, think of feasible places to go to in the season, share our plans or dreams or even just build a conversation. As for me, I am planning to a short photo-trip somewhere near Bangalore, most likely in the Kaveri valley, and a day of camping in the western ghats. That is not much really. If there is someone who can come along on a weekday, I am also planning to make a 2 day trip(that is, 3 days and 2 nights) to Kabini River Lodge. Any one interested? I am looking for some time in first two weeks of May.

And don’t forget to leave your comments about your travel plans for the month. Let’s all know about some good ideas and places to go to.

I am also contemplating on buying some camping gear. If you have any inputs on what to buy and where to buy in Bangalore, do let me know.