Chandragiri , Nepal

  Chandragiri has been a traditional spot for pilgrims as the famous Bhaleswar Mahadev temple is situated atop.  Recently, however, the Nepal government has been determined to make it an international tourist destination. Though there are stone stairs right to the top of the hill, a new cable car system has been introduced in 2014...

Lure of the cliffs: Kebnekaise

“In all things of nature there is something of the Marvelous “- Aristotle (394 BC-322 BC)    The dramatic mountain landscape along the coastline extends from Sweden to Norway. The lure of the cliffs attracts me forever. You can just hop ,skip and jump away through the wilderness road. You can explore them by car...

Abisko: Some fresh pics (or peaks or picks )… :P

We took a morning train from Kiruna and reached Abisko around 12 noon. There are two stations, first one is for the Abisko village and the second is Abiskoturistaion, as above where the trails of Kungsleden start. It corresponds to the national park as well. This train connects Kiruna and Narvik, and passes through Abisko....

Riksgransen ..

Riksgransen is a small station at Swedish -Norwegian border and it is best known for Alpine skiing in the winter. And also for the winter season testing of the pre production cars. I have not been there in winter though, summer seemed no less beautiful than winter  to me, where lappish wilderness is just around...

Visit to the Blue mountain : Ooty and Coonoor

I went to visit my friend in Bangalore and told him to plan a good trip nearby. Being a student of  space physics, he told he wanna go to Coonoor as it is the home of first Indian space traveler Rakesh Sharma. I was not so much into the 'space thing'  but I love mountains,...

A trip to a snowy peak : Uetliberg

  We started our journey to the panorama trail from Zurich Hauptbahnhof. That time we did not know Uetliberg is one of the favorite hiking trail of Switzerland. We headed there, as the to and fro journey was covered in Zurich card. So, we took our backpacks and boarded the train.        Uetliberg is...

Abisko national park: Lapmania

   Abisko to Nikkaluokta is the most preferred hiking trail for the tourists visiting Northern scandinavia, and correctly known as Kungsleden or The king's trail. The mountains and the lakes and forests of lapland are truly treat for eyes . I explored them in Summer , the mountain valleys are green , with alpine blue...