Hello hello! This blog post is a little different, because I don’t have much to say – and I don’t want to overthink it. This trip to Chopta, in Uttarakhand, was more of a slow, do-nothing kind of scene. I’ve always liked the idea of doing nothing. But alas, maybe…
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The first time I went to Rishikesh, it was exactly what I expected it to be – cafés spilling out onto narrow lanes, yoga studios tucked into every corner, the Ganga moving steadily alongside it all, and a kind of chaotic calm that only a place like this can hold.…
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Updated: May 2026 Think Rishikesh and what comes to mind? For me, it had always been river rafting, yoga retreats, and The Beatles connection. However, during my brief two-night stay, I learned that Rishikesh in Uttarakhand has much more to offer than just that. While it may not be the…
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Last month marked my first visit to Uttarakhand in six years! Back in 2018, I had made a brief stop at a client’s resort in Jim Corbett followed by a quick excursion to Nainital. Little did I anticipate that my next journey to the state, six years later to the…
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Imagine sipping your morning coffee by a beautiful picture-window, with a view of pristine white Himalayas in the distance. Or walking idly on grassy lawns, spotting the first lights in a faraway village in the valley turn on and begin twinkling – their glow spreading from house to house, until…
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Visit any state in India, and bits and pieces of its culture reveal themselves to the discerning traveller – be it through the architecture, the food, the style of dress, the festivals and the like. But in Uttarakhand, the intricacies that make up its cultural fabric are hidden from plain…
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Who hasn’t heard of Nainital? This pristine hill station at the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand has probably hosted most of you during one summer vacation or the other. Not me, though. I’ve only recently started exploring North India and made my first trip to this gorgeous state a…
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