First-time visitors arrive thinking it is just a base camp for Vaishno Devi. They are not wrong exactly, but they are missing most of the picture. The Trikuta...
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Most people arrive, do the Vaishno Devi Yatra, and leave thinking they have seen it. They have not. The town sits in a ring of mountains in Jammu...
Read moreOoty earns the "Queen of Hill Stations" title and then delivers on it. Tea gardens covering entire hillsides. A toy train that takes longer than a car and...
Read moreMussoorie earns the "Queen of Hills" title consistently and for reasons that hold up on arrival. The Garhwal Himalayan range is visible from the Mall Road, colonial architecture...
Read moreNainital has been drawing people up into the Kumaon hills for over a century and has not run short of reasons to justify the journey. The lake is...
Read moreAsk any seasoned backpacker, and they’ll let you in on a little secret: Rishikesh isn't just one place. Depending on when your bus pulls in, you could be...
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Here is something worth knowing before you book. Most people who say they are going to Dharamshala end up spending the majority of their time in McLeodganj, which...
Read moreCoorg does not need convincing. The highway starts climbing into the Western Ghats, the temperature shifts, coffee estates appear on both sides, and the decision to come already...
Read moreA lot of backpackers completely mess up their first trip to the Parvati Valley. They just grab a cheap bus ticket, show up without checking the calendar, and...
Read moreThere is a specific kind of traveler drawn to the Parvati Valley. Spend a few days here, and you'll understand why they return year after year. Sitting at...
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