Har Ki Dun Trek Blog – Trek Summary and Itinerary

Overview: Introduction Trek Planning Fitness Things to Carry Detailed Trip Itinerary Per-head expenses for the trek Thoughts on clothing Other Important Points and Tips Reference contacts Har Ki Dun Photo Gallery and wallpapers Introduction: Have you experienced the magic of the mountains ? If not, plan your next, (or first 🙂 ) trek to Har Ki Dun (in the state Read More …

Time is limited

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly Read More …

How do we live ? – Dalai Lama’s perspective

The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered … “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or Read More …

Train Graffiti – Frustrations of the Train Traveller !

I was traveling in Geetanjali Express on 6th March towards Kharagpur. We all have regular experience of ‘cleanliness’ in our express trains, and we have got accustomed to it. However, that day some cleanliness freak must had been on board. Train left the kalyan station at 7 am on 6th March. I was in 3 tier AC class, and had Read More …

Visit to Manipal University and Udupi

I had been to Manipal (Udupi) in last week of november to visit Manipal University. Manipal University town is situated on a small hill near Udupi (app. 6-7Km away from Udupi railway station). Udupi : It’s a medium sized town. It is on Konkan Railway route and about 1000Km from Mumbai. Train usually take 16Hrs to reach Udupi. Most of Read More …