Blabber Tour

  Any well meaning friend or relative will tell you to avoid visiting mountains in monsoon, for the obvious reasons of safety. But if you are an obstinate adventure enthusiast like Gaurav and Gunjan, you will head straight to the very spot that you have been advised against   😉 . And should you do so, we can assure you that you will experience the North Indian mountains at their very best.   Today I am sharing with you our journey to Dharamshala and Mcleod Ganj. Both our parents were skeptical about us touring in the mountains during rain but since we had already been to Kausani (Uttrakhand) in monsoon, we knew there couldn’t be a better time of the year to pay our first visit to the Himachal mountains. (Not that we are suggesting you take this as an advise, kindly ensure all safety measures before heading to the mountains.) Our journey began with Chandigarh from where we booked a taxi for the whole trip. Chandigarh welcomes us on our monsoon trip with a beautiful rain. Our first de

  (At the entrance of Attari-Wagah Border) First things first. In India the border is called Attari. Attari is a village in India and Wagah is a village in Pakistan. In 2007, Indian Government changed the name of the Indian side of the border to Attari on the recommendation of the Punjab Government. Then why I titled this post “Wagah” and not Attari, obviously since not many people know about it, not many will google it. But once you have reached my blog post, your knowledge bank will enhance immediately. 😊 So, we reached Amritsar on our way back from Dalhousie and Dharamshala, and our taxi driver took us straight to Attari Border for us to experience something we have never done before. Attari border is situated at a distance of around 30km from amritsar. Since 1959 India and Pakistan has been observing this daily lowering of the flag practice through Border Security Forces at Indian side and Pakistan Rangers at Pakistan Side. The retreat ceremony has emerged as a major tourist attra

How nice it would be if I could just win a free round the world trip! A travel enthusiast or not, chances are you have had that thought at least once in your lifetime. Imagine getting that dream come true for a trip you have already been planning. Well however unusual that might sound but this is what exactly happened to us in Nov. 2017.   It was on the facebook page of Rann Utsav Official that I came across this contest for a free weekend stay at the Rann Utsav. I had never won any lucky draw ever before still I tried my luck and within a week I got a message in my inbox with ticket details. And that decided our destination for the winters. Rann of Kutch is a huge seasonal salt marsh situated in the state of Gujarat.   The area is submerged in water during monsoon, when the water receds the land is left covered with layers of white salt. The area provides for around 75% production of salt of the country. The Rann of Kutch is a beautiful piece of nature, but if only visiting the wh

       (Inside Mehrangarh fort, Jodhpur) Jodhpur is the blue gemstone of Rajasthan. A city known for its blue houses, fort and magically beautiful handicraft. We reached jodhpur via train. There are many cheap and nice hotels near the railway station to stay. We had however already booked our home stay from Airbnb (It was a first). But trust me, this was one of the best decision we took on this journey. Our home stay was situated in the old parts of city and from our room we had a magnificent view of the Mehrangarh fort. The fort glows a beautiful orange in the night. We had reached jodhpur in the late hours so we couldn’t explore anything that day. Since our home stay was situated at the backside of the fort, next morning we started for the Mehrangarh fort on foot. The journey to the fort was an uphill walk of around 15 minutes. (A miniature of Mehrangarh fort) Like all forts in India, Mehrangarh fort also has a very interesting legend associated with it. It is said that when

Jaisalmer was on my bucket list since 2014, more for the want to see the desert than to visit the city itself. I had always thought my visit to the city will be planned well in advance; given the long 1135 km distance from lucknow. But as fate had it, we embarked on this journey in the most unplanned manner, agreeing on the destination at the 11th hour then finalizing itinerary and making bookings on the way . Well it was our 3 rd anniversary after all, it had to be adventurous. We reached Jaisalmer in the wee hours of 19 th Feb 2020, in jodhpur-jaisalmer express. Since everything was so last minute on this trip, we forgot packing woolens and ended up literally freezing in the train. (Fact check: It gets really cold in the desert at night.) Baring a few civilians like us the whole coach was filled with BSF jawans. Till then we had no clue we were going so close to India-Pakistan border – “The blissfully ignorant grahasti-mein-busy-married-couple”. It was still dark whe