Corbett Calling
by The forest was surprisingly quiet early in the morning, devoid of even the melodious chorus of birdsong that usually reverberates in the air. Dozens of …
Category: The hills are alive
Smell the coffee in Coorg
When you think it is time to stop and smell the coffee, then you know it is time to head to Coorg. Officially known as …
Alphorn lessons in the Swiss Alps
Within moments of taking the alphorn into my hands – with the naïve idea of learning to play it – I understand why this instrument …
A perfect weekend in Ooty and Coonoor
Just a two-hour drive from Coimbatore lies the Nilgiris, also known as the Blue Mountains. Its heart is the hill station of Ooty – an …
Wind beneath my wings
The takeoff itself wasn’t particularly tough; it was the decision to board that took courage. This happened on a recent whistle-stop tour of Kumaon’s “lake …
Faces from the trek
Some interesting people I met on the trek… Ram Mohan, our guide’s assistant warms his hands while making tea at Kacheru Beeru sips chai at …
Adventures of an intrepid trekker 2
Continued from here And so Manjhi. Just before the campsite is Beeru’s tea shop – now Manjhi is not an inhabited village, a few people …
Adventures of an intrepid trekker 1
That’s me, folks. Intrepid I was, because I had no idea what I was letting myself in for. A gentle trek, he said, the guy …