It was a beautiful day for a walk in the forest. Coming from the plains where in the summer nature turns yellow and brown, it was pleasantly surprising to see how here in the hills, in the middle of May everything was still a deep green. We were in the Binsar, a protected wildlife sanctuary,…
Category: Nature
From Mukteshwar to Ramghar: Finding our hill legs
A version of this story first appeared on Firstpost.com as part of a series of weekly dispatches from the road in Uttarakhand. #FTravellers “It’s only 6-7 km, you can walk, it’s easy,” advises the guy at the lone store that was open in the Mukteshwar market. He went back to unpacking cucumbers from a large crate…
Why the Dudhsagar region in Goa is much more than just the waterfall
We stared at the white arrow painted on the rock which sort of pointed to the middle of the fork. “I think we need to take the left fork”, I said, vaguely remembering what Ashok had told us. Hoshner and Cathy looked at me and shrugged. They were not sure and so we went left….
A village called Bam & how we discovered our kind of travel
There was a palpable, tense undercurrent in the car. We’d spent the previous day on a 10 hour drive from the cool and green Bomdila to the horrible dusty town of North Lakhimpur. We’d been pelted with bananas en route by gregarious, drunk revellers and the only hotel we found in North Lakhimpur was shabby…
Bhedaghat; Floating through the Narmada’s marble cliffs
The mighty Narmada, said to be older than the Ganges, is the fifth longest river in the country and the lifeline of Central India, especially Madhya Pradesh. It feeds the tribal communities in eastern MP and the forests of Satpura, forms an important pilgrim spot in Omkareshwar and Maheshwar and flows through numerous towns and…
A home in the jungle
Looking for a place to stay on your next Tiger safari ? Check out the wonderful Salban Homestay, Kanha’s best kept secret.
The reDiscovery Podcast: Ep 6 – Cherrapunji’s Living Root Bridges
Come experience the amazing living root bridges of Meghalaya!
Punjab In Pictures
Some of our favourite photos from our three week journey through Punjab
Dzükou Valley; Nagaland’s Surreal Dreamscape
Check out our account of trekking up to the incredibly scenic Dzükou Valley on the Nagaland-Manipur border.
Our first taste of Nagaland
Our first few days in India’s far east were spent absorbing Kohima, getting into the Nagaland vibe and visiting the beautiful village of Khonoma. Read about it here.
Why Lonar Crater needs to be on your Travel List
A haven for geologists, naturalists, ecologists, historians and the curious, Lonar Crater and lake has a little something for everyone.