Having done with Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib, it was time to do the final leg of our trip – the much anticipated trek to Valley of Flowers. I first heard about this beautiful valley in the far corner of Uttarakhand in India when I watched a documentary about it on National Geography channel. I was busy doing an assignment for my Masters when my attention strayed off my laptop and over to the TV screen. With my eyes fixated on…
You might want to read through my previous post : Rishikesh – The Valley of Saints When things were not going any better up in the mountains, with news of landslides and temporary closure of roads are all over, we decided to push for Joshimath no matter what. I did consult some of the locals though, and they told me how landslides are very common occurrences up in the mountains, and that the locals have now become so good in…
Pokhara is like the stepping point to go to some of the most popular hiking destinations in Nepal such as Annapurna Base Camp and Poon Hill. Of course we were heading there when we had our very first glimpse of the Himalayas on our flight from Kathmandu. It is a quite a sight to be seen from a flight with mountains and terraces dominate much of the landscape. We didn’t get to explore Pokhara when we arrived there because of…