First-time visitors arrive thinking it is just a base camp for Vaishno Devi. They are not wrong exactly, but they...

Most people arrive, do the Vaishno Devi Yatra, and leave thinking they have seen it. They have not. The town...

Ooty earns the "Queen of Hill Stations" title and then delivers on it. Tea gardens covering entire hillsides. A toy...

Mussoorie earns the "Queen of Hills" title consistently and for reasons that hold up on arrival. The Garhwal Himalayan range...

Nainital has been drawing people up into the Kumaon hills for over a century and has not run short of...

Ask any seasoned backpacker, and they’ll let you in on a little secret: Rishikesh isn't just one place. Depending on...

Coorg does not need convincing. The highway starts climbing into the Western Ghats, the temperature shifts, coffee estates appear on...

A lot of backpackers completely mess up their first trip to the Parvati Valley. They just grab a cheap bus...

There is a specific kind of traveler drawn to the Parvati Valley. Spend a few days here, and you'll understand...