Anjee

Monotony and routines can quickly catch with someone who has the travel bug! The 9 to 5 schedules, the meetings, the same ole TV serials!! You are yearning to break out of it and are just waiting for the first opportunity!! That's when it happens! Something similar happened to me last month. I spent my birthday in the city doing almost the same thing i would do on another given day. That's when i decided i needed to get out. Even if it was for a day! The occasion presented itself in the form of a close friend's birthday! I knew about this Eco Camp in Panchgani. A small hill station about 100 kilometers from Pune. Panchgani means Five (Panch) Hills (Gani). Thus you will find yourself nestled amidst 5 hills each of which have a ... read more

I visited another destination in the North East of India this August. The earlier one being Sikkim. On this trip I along with my family headed out to Nagaland. The land of colorful, indigenous tribes, ever-green rain forests and intricate art and craft. As I discovered, Nagaland is a part of India yet, vastly different from the rest of India in many ways. I’m grateful that I got a chance to be a part of this great place and its history that has been full of struggles on the social, economic and cultural fronts. I am attempting to recreate a picture of this place as I experienced it. An experience that entails not just the magnificence of the place but that of the people of Nagaland too! My journey began from Pune, where I live. We ... read more

Planning The Trip A tradition in the family, each year we plan a trip to a new destination and all cousins from all over the globe join in. So in 2007, in the month of September we decided to head out to Sikkim and attempt to trek up to the Goecha La pass - a pass in the mountains of Sikkim. Goecha La pass is famed for rewarding trekkers with a splendid view of the southeast face of the Kanchendzong peak, the world's third highest mountain. After considerable research and survey, we identified a local team of guides who would help us in achieving our goal. ... read more